A former chairperson of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) has been found administratively liable for unethical intervention in a case then pending before the Court of Appeals (CA). This was the ruling of the Supreme Court En Banc, in...
Shari’ah courts are autonomous bodies which do not need to lean on civil courts. Thus ruled the Supreme Court En Banc, through Associate Justice Rodil V. Zalameda, in its Decision granting the consolidated petitions filed under Rule 45 of the Rules of...
An assessment for deficiency taxes is not a prerequisite for collection of the taxpayer-accused’s civil liability for unpaid taxes in the criminal prosecution for tax law violations. Thus ruled the Supreme Court En Banc, in a Decision penned by Associate Justice...
As the party seeking recovery, the Republic has the burden of proving, through preponderance of evidence, allegations in civil cases filed to recover unlawfully acquired property or ill-gotten wealth. Thus reiterated the Supreme Court En Banc, in a Decision...