Bar exam result 2024: Supreme Court says 3,962 passed

Tetch Torres-Tupas - Reporter / @T2TupasINQ 12/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines  — With a passing rate of 37.84 percent, the 2024 Bar examination produced 3,962 new lawyers in the Philippines. Results of the country’s fourth digitalized Bar exam on Friday, Dec. 13, the Supreme Court announced.…

Cebu graduate secures 14th spot in the 2024 Bar exams

CDN Digital 12/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A graduate of the University of San Carlos landed in the 14th place in the 2024 Bar Exams, the results of which were announced by the Supreme Court of the Philippines at past…

SC clarifies: Scores of bar topnotchers to be displayed

Jane Bautista - Reporter / @janebautistaINQ 12/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines —The names of those, who passed the bar exams, as well as the topnotchers and their scores, would be displayed publicly on wide screen at its compound in Padre Faura, Manila, the Supreme Court (SC)…

SC: Chat logs, videos may be used as evidence in criminal cases

Benjamin Pulta 12/04/2024

MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the ubiquitous online chat logs and videos may be used as evidence without violating the right to privacy if they are used to determine if a crime has…

SC expands AI use in court – Chief Justice

Jacob Lazaro 10/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Two years after the Supreme Court announced unprecedented reforms in the justice system, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo on Thursday bared the court’s plan to integrate and expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in…

Mandaue Mayor Jonas Cortes to SC: Stop Comelec from canceling COC

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/09/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has filed a petition at the Supreme Court at past 11 a.m on Wednesday, October 9, to prevent the Commission on Elections from canceling his Certificate of…

SC denies Harry Roque’s request for protective writ

Tetch Torres-Tupas 10/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has denied the protection writ sought by former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. “The court denied Roque’s prayer for the writ of Amparo. It held that Amparo is not the proper remedy against congressional…

SC orders Gwen to settle P39M debt to HSBC following 1996 loan dispute

Morexette Marie Erram 09/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to pay around $700,000 (roughly P39 million in today’s rates) for failing to settle a debt she obtained from the Hongkong and Shanghai…

Over 10,000 law grads are taking the Bar exams starting Sept. 8

Faith Argosino 09/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Over 10,000 law graduates showed up on the first day of this year’s Bar Examinations, the Supreme Court (SC) said on Sunday (Sept. 8). This number is out of the 12,246 who initially registered…

Supreme Court disbars previously suspended lawyer

Jane Baustista 05/25/2024

The Supreme Court has disbarred a previously suspended lawyer and slapped her with a P35,000 fine for issuing bouncing checks and failing to pay her debt. In a decision promulgated on Tuesday, the high court en banc found lawyer Elerizza Libiran-Meteoro…

‘Red-tagging’ is a threat to people’s life, liberty, and security

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 05/15/2024

“Red-tagging” is a threat to people’s life, liberty, and security. Thus declared the Supreme Court in the case of, Deduro v. Maj. Gen. Vinoya (G.R. No. 254753, July 4, 2023)  that overturned a lower court’s 2023 decision dismissing…

Supreme Court signs MOU with Australian Federal Circuit and Family Court

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 05/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Over 400 national and foreign judges witnessed the first-ever signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the judicial branch of the Philippines and Australia on May 8, 2024, Wednesday, in Cebu City.…

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