e-Court system to speed up cases in Cebu city

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/21/2015

Litigants in Cebu City no longer need to  wait for Mondays to know  which court room is assigned to handled a newly filed case. The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday rolled out its electronic raffle system in the…

Supreme Court reprimands Cebu CA driver caught gambling

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/17/2015

The Supreme Court (SC) reprimanded a driver of the Court of Appeals (CA) Cebu Station for playing card games with friends inside the government office. Ronelo Labar, driver of the mailing and delivery section of appellate court…

Avoid personal attacks, judge advises media

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/10/2015

To avoid being penalized for libel, a retired judge advised journalists to avoid personal attacks in their reports or commentaries. “As the Supreme Court (SC) says, ‘You may falsely attack the policies of a man, but not…

Lull in court hearings for July inventory of cases

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/08/2015

Several hearings in the Hall of Justice in Cebu City have been reset to another date as trial courts begin their semi-annual inventory of cases. Except for cases that need immediate action, courts here and other parts…

Labor union to contest SC ruling on leadership

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/12/2015

THE Associated Labor Unions (ALU) will file a second motion for reconsideration on the Supreme Court ruling that affirmed former senator Ernesto Herrera’s assumption as president of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP). “We haven’t…

Court junks ACT’s case against Rama

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/09/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has pulled off an easy victory over Asian College of Technology International Educational Foundation, Inc. (ACTIEF). A trial judge dismissed the civil charges filed by the private school against Rama due to…

Mandaue city jail: Most congested in Central Visayas with over 1,000 excess inmates

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/11/2015

Journey behind bars Why Cebu’s jails remain overcrowded   At 68 years old, Andronico Tol knows time isn’t on his side. After four years in the Mandaue city jail, the carpenter is  still waiting for his criminal…

Unfortunate doctrine

04/27/2015

It’s high time that Congress and the Supreme Court revisit the so-called Aguinaldo doctrine in light of Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay’s escape act from the suspension imposed on him by the Ombudsman. The Aguinaldo doctrine was…

Dolphins win: Tañon oil exploration ‘unconstitutional’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Marian Z. Codilla 04/22/2015

A novel lawsuit filed by Cebu lawyers on behalf of dolphins, whales and other  marine mammals to protect  the Tañon Strait seven years ago  scored a victory. The Supreme Court in a unanimous decision yesterday struck down…

Groundbreaking rules for environmental cases

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 04/13/2015

The Supreme Court under then Chief Justice Reynato Puno promulgated A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC, the trailblazing Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases (the “Rules”) on April 13, 2010. American author and lawyer Elizabeth Barrett Ristroph acknowledges that “In…

Priest passes bar, says profession is ‘about truth’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/26/2015

Fr. Domingo “Dan” delos Angeles burst into tears when he found out he passed the bar exams. “I could not help but cry. I could not contain the joy I felt. How good You are, Lord. I…

Cebu’s female bar topnotcher gets car, recognition

03/26/2015

Cebu’s bar topnotcher said she still couldn’t believe the results of the bar exams released today by the Supreme Court. “I just did what I could para dili ko makonsensiya, whether makapasar ko or dili,” said Michelle…

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