Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo led the principals of the Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC) in launching “the first ever trafficking-free Justice Zone” at the Marcian Garden Hotel in Zamboanga City today, February 24, 2023. With Chief Justice...
The Supreme Court, in its En Banc session last Tuesday, February 21, 2023, disbarred a lawyer for his gross violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR) when he received money from a client purportedly in exchange for a favorable...
The Supreme Court En Banc, in a Decision penned by Associate Justice Japar B. Dimaampao, has disbarred Atty. William F. Delos Santos for representing to his client, complainant Norma F. Flores, that he can bribe the Justices of the Fifteenth Division of the Court...
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo inducted the new Board of Trustees and Executive Officers of the Maritime Law Association of the Philippines (MARLAW) on February 22, 2023 at the Supreme Court Dignitaries’ Lounge. In a message to the inductees, Chief Justice...
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno, along with other top officials from the executive branch, attended the plenary session on February 15, 2023 sponsoring Senate Resolution No. 485 concurring the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)...
Corruption in the government, updates in law, and judicial reforms were the matters that the Supreme Court Justices discussed before some 3,200 lawyers during the 19th National Convention of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) held at SMX...