Affirming the State’s promise to protect Filipino workers here and abroad, the Court ruled that it is illegal to fire an employee solely for testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In a Decision penned by Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa,...
Backwages due illegally dismissed probationary employees are not limited to the unexpired portion of the probationary period but cover the time when compensation was withheld up to reinstatement. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court En Banc in a Decision...
The Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction for violation of the Anti-Child Abuse Law of an accused who uttered remarks that attacked the character, reputation, and dignity of a minor. In a Decision penned by Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez, the Supreme...
In G.R. No. 249027 and G.R. No. 249155 (Guinto et al., v. Department of Justice; Inmates of New Bilibid Prison, et al. v. Department of Justice), the Supreme Court En Banc, through Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh, found that the Department of...
