The Supreme Court has issued a writ of kalikasan against the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), Ipilan Nickel Corporation (INC) and Celestial Nickel Mining and Exploration Corporation (Celestial...
Issues actually and directly resolved in a former suit cannot again be raised in any future case between the same parties involving a different cause of action. Thus ruled the Supreme Court’s Third Division, in a 22-page Decision penned by Justice Maria Filomena D....
Section 10(a) of Republic Act No. 7610, or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act (RA 7610), applies to acts covered by the Revised Penal Code (RPC). Thus ruled the Supreme Court En Banc in a...
The Supreme Court, during its En Banc deliberations on August 8, 2023, directed the Commission on Elections to proclaim Roberto ‘Pinpin’ T. Uy, Jr. as winner in the 2022 elections for the position of Zamboanga del Norte’s First District Representative. In a...
