Plunder case to proceed as SC junks Jinggoy plea
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied with finality the petitions of detained Senator Jinggoy Estrada last year seeking to restrain his trial for plunder in...
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Relocation timeline holds, high court tells Big Three
The Supreme Court decision rendered last November requires the Big 3 oil companies to remove the oil depot facilities from Pandacan, Manila, and not merely...
Read moreAmpatuan barred from leaving
The Department of Justice on Monday vowed to take appropriate steps to question the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221’s decision granting bail to...
Read moreSC shifts from strict to ‘liberal’ in nullifying unions
The Supreme Court has shifted from its usual “strict and literal” to “liberal” interpretation of a provision in the Family Code pertaining to the issue...
Read moreHigh tribunal rethinks affidavit rule
The Supreme Court has resolved to further study the Judicial Affidavit Rule (JAR) following objections from prosecutors. In an en banc resolution, the SC referred...
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Court urged to confirm CJH ruling
The CJH Development Corporation has filed with the Regional Trial Court of Baguio City a petition for the confirmation against the Bases Conversion Development Authority...
Read moreHigh court upholds decision vs network
The Supreme Court has upheld the ruling of a trial court dismissing the civil suit filed by GMA Network Films Inc. against a movie licensor...
Read moreAussie tagged in trafficking, murder cases
A string of criminal charges, including qualified trafficking and murder, has been filed before the Department of Justice against an Australian national who was accused...
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‘Honor John Hay deals’
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority must honor contracts with third parties for property and businesses within Camp John Hay, according to a lawyer of...
Read moreMultiple murder raps vs Davao mayor
The National Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday asked the Department of Justice to prosecute former Tagum City Mayor Rey “Chiong” Uy and 28 others for...
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Gur Lavi Corp. (GLC), one of the trailblazing telecommunications distributors in the Philippines, has sealed a partnership with HGC Global...
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Lawmakers of the progressive Makabayan bloc are urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to look into what they said were the...
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At least 50 people have been killed across Syria as buildings collapsed after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that had its epicentre...
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North Korea's ruling party will hold a key meeting this month to discuss agricultural development, citing the need for "radical...
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