All funds of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), regardless of source, are subject to the audit jurisdiction of the Commission on Audit (COA). Thus held the Supreme Court En Banc, in a 26-page Decision penned by Justice Ramon Paul L....
During its session on August 22, 2023, the Court En Banc promulgated its 11-page Per Curiam Decision imposing the supreme penalty of disbarment on Atty. Ariel D. Maglalang for fabricating a supposed Order dated August 2, 2006 in Civil Case No....
To deprive an accused, who relied in good faith on his or her counsel, the right to appeal is a violation of the right to due process. Thus ruled the Supreme Court’s Third Division in a Decision, penned by Justice Samuel H. Gaerlan, granting the Petition for Review...
The Supreme Court En Banc, in a Decision penned by Justice Samuel H. Gaerlan, has denied the Petition for Certiorari and Mandamus filed by Clarlyn A. Legaspi, et al. against the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in relation to the...
The right to privacy of lawyers is limited, especially when it comes to their social media accounts. Thus said the Supreme Court in a 26-page Per Curiam Decision as it reprimanded Atty. Morgan Rosales Nicanor (Atty. Nicanor), Atty. Joseph Marion Peña...
