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The eldest daughter of Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III found it hard to believe that she would pass the 2014 Bar Examination. Patricia Janelli, known by her nickname “Paje,” said she still doesn’t know what to say…
(Second Update, March 26, 2014, 2:33 pm) Only 1,126 out of 5,984 who took the 2014 Bar exam passed the test given last September. Topping the examination was Irene Mae Alcobilla of San Beda College-Manila who garnered…
In the not too distant future, Cebu City’s courthouse will be “modern, high-tech and comfortable.” That’s the vision of Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno were it not for budget constraints that kept the Supreme Court from fulfilling…
Amid the scandal over convicted criminals living lives of luxury in prison, the Supreme Court decided to free in time for Christmas almost 300 inmates who had been left in detention by delayed trials. About 286 inmates…
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday brought “Judgment Day” to Cebu in an attempt to decongest jails and decrease case load of trial courts. Some judges handed down the rulings of up to seven cases while some chose…
The Supreme Court (SC) upheld the conviction of a former assistant provincial prosecutor of Cebu and his wife who were caught offering to fix a case for a fee. In a resolution dated Oct. 20, 2014, the…
Cebu City may have to wait a long time before it has a new Palace of Justice. Judge Geraldine Faith Econg, head of the Supreme Court’s (SC) Program Management Office, said the Supreme Court has no budget…
Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno, who was the ponente in the People vs Ancheta case where the High Court overturned the conviction of three men accused of drug trafficking in 2012, cited an international study conducted in…
88-year-old among survivors of tests through 4 Sundays The 2014 bar exams ended on Sunday, with 5,987 of the original 6,344 examinees who started the tests on Oct. 5 still standing. This was 357 fewer lawyer candidates…
Here’s a lesson for trial court judges: The Supreme Court (SC) asked a retired judge to pay a fine of P100,000 for failing to resolve 191 cases before his term ended in 2011. Judge Benedicto Cobarde of…
There’s no definite area picked yet for a permanent building, so it may take some time before Cebu City will have a new Palace of Justice. Also, a feasibility study has yet to be done to determine…
Additional judges and courts can help decongest the country’s jails which have been overcrowded since the 1980s, retired judge Meinrado Paredes said. “The Supreme Court has introduced several programs to speed up the resolution of cases but…
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