Supreme Court (SC)
The Supreme Court (SC) has issued new guidelines that enhanced and clarified plea bargaining in illegal drugs cases where an accused seeks to plead guilty to a lesser offense for a lighter penalty.
The SC said a move to plea bargain, which should be done through a proper p
Supreme Court The Supreme Court (SC), led by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, welcomed the enactment of the law that will provide security, safety, and protection to members, officials, personnel, and property of all courts in the country. The law, under Republic Act No. 11691, the Judiciar
Court Administrator Raul Villanueva The Supreme Court (SC) appointed on Tuesday, March 1, former regional trial court (RTC) Judge Raul Bautista Villanueva as head of the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA). He had been deputy court administrator for more than 12 years and was designated by
Judicial and Bar Council
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) is set to conduct a public interview of three of the 10 aspirants to the Supreme Court (SC) associate justice post which will be vacated on Jan. 9, 2022 with the compulsory retirement of Associate Justice Rosmari D. Carandang.
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Trial Court All trial courts will conduct a “Nationwide Judgment Week” starting Nov. 15 to decongest court dockets and jail facilities. In a circular issued for the Supreme Court (SC) by Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez, trial courts were mandated to set for hearing civil and criminal