The Court of Tax Appeals has acquitted Rappler CEO and veteran journalist Maria Ressa of tax violation case, clearing her of four charges she had been facing.
(File photo) MANILA - The judiciary has always enjoyed the support of the Senate and will continue to do so in recognition of its critical role. Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Committee on Finance, assured during Tuesday's hearing that he will push for the approval of the PHP26.68 billion proposed budget of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and its attached agencies. "It is important that we continuously find ways to improve our justice system, particularly in the resolution of cases," Angara said. "Rest assured, we will do our best to approve your budget given the importance of your work." Covered by the DOJ's proposed budget, more than a billion higher than the PHP25.24 billion this year, are the Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Immigration, National Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Corrections, Parole and Probation Administration, Land Registration Authority, Office of the Government Corporate Counsel, Office of the Solicitor General, Presidential C
(File photo) MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday announced that first and second-level courts where Bar examination testing sites are located throughout the country will be closed on the first day of the exams on Friday. In a memorandum, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo said in the National Capital Region (NCR), the closure covers the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals, Sandiganbayan, and all first and second level courts. The closure is needed, the court said, "considering that a number of court staff and employees and the physical resources of the Supreme Court and collegiate courts have been deployed to the different testing sites in the country,". Under the directive, officials, staff, and employees of all courts who were deployed and rendered services during the preparations and the actual Bar examinations and during post-Bar examinations activities shall be considered on official time. In Luzon, the closure includes courts in Benguet, La Union