The Supreme Court has dismissed a court stenographer who solicited money from the mother of an accused in exchange for the dismissal of the criminal case. In a Decision penned by Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez, the Supreme Court En Banc adopted the...
The Supreme Court has denied the petition seeking to nullify the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) “Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program” (PUVMP). In a Decision penned by Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh, the Supreme Court En Banc denied...
A judge and a prosecutor were called out by the Supreme Court for using non-gender-fair language in the course of an annulment case. In a Decision penned by Acting Chief Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen, the Supreme Court’s Second Division took exception to the language...
The Supreme Court has ordered the regularization of employees of PLDT, Inc. (PLDT) engaged in installation, repair, and maintenance services of PLDT lines. In a Decision penned by Associate Justice Rodil V. Zalameda, the Supreme Court’s First Division dismissed the...
The Supreme Court has upheld Section 14(e) of Republic Act No. (RA) 8479 or the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act, giving the Department of Energy (DOE), on behalf of the President, the power to take over oil firms in case of national emergency. This was...
