Tag: Supreme Court (SC)
SC approves manual on legal aid for the poor
THE Supreme Court has approved the Manual on the Rules on Unified Legal Aid Service (ULAS) that sets into motion a system requiring lawyers...
SC nullifies ordinances banning large-scale mining in Mindoro
THE Supreme Court (SC) has nullified the ordinances passed by the municipal government of Abra de Ilog and the provincial government of Occidental Mindoro completely banning large-scale...
SC ruling allows reopening rape case to impose higher penalty
THE Supreme Court (SC) has reiterated that courts have the authority to reopen a case and may even impose a higher penalty for the...
High Court nullifies CSC order dismissing local govt employee
THE Supreme Court (SC) has nullified an order of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) dismissing a former employee of the local government of Saint...
COA stopped from disallowing bonuses of ex-bank officials
THE Supreme Court (SC) has issued a temporary restraining order stopping the Commission on Audit (COA) from enforcing its disallowance of the performance-based bonuses...
