The Supreme Court has upheld the ruling of the Commission on Audit (COA) disallowing the payment of over PhP2,000,000.000 by the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) for the installation of Christmas decorations and lightings in violation of...
“AI could be the magnet that makes [legal] search faster and easier, to the benefit of the people that we ultimately serve.” Thus remarked Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo as he addressed over 600 members of the Dumaguete legal community during the alumni...
The Supreme Court has disbarred a previously suspended prosecutor for making foul and offensive remarks to the Justices of the Supreme Court and for berating and insulting the Bar Confidant. In a 16-page per curiam Decision, the Court disbarred from the...
The Family Code, including its concept of psychological incapacity as a ground to nullify marriage, shall be given retroactive effect, so long as no vested or acquired rights under relevant laws will be prejudiced or impaired. Thus reiterated the Supreme Court’s...
The allegation in the information charging the accused of Qualified Rape under Article 266-B(1) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), should be precise as to the relationship between the offender and the victim. The allegation cannot be stated in the alternative...
