Philippine Supreme Court
- All
- News
-
Philippines' Top Judge Vows Fight As President Rodrigo Duterte, Allies Seek Ouster
The Philippine Supreme Court chief justice vowed to fight "bullying" and save judicial independence as President Rodrigo Duterte's congressional allies launched an impeachment process Thursday to remove her from office.
-
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Faces Martial Law Legal Challenge
Philippine opposition lawmakers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to reject President Rodrigo Duterte's imposition of martial law in the south of the country, branding it unconstitutional.
-
Top Philippine Judge Calls For Fresh Arbitration Case Over China 'Threat'
Philippines Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio criticised President Rodrigo Duterte for dealing with China bilaterally in several issues, including the South China Sea talks.
-
Philippine Court Temporarily Stops Burial Of Former Dictator In Heroes' Cemetery
The Philippine Supreme Court ordered the government on Tuesday to put on hold a plan to bury former dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes' cemetery, a court spokesman said.
-
Philippine Rights Victims Want Supreme Court To Block Ferdinand Marcos Burial
Leftist activists and victims of human rights abuses in the Philippines urged the Supreme Court today to block the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at a cemetery for national heroes, saying it would be unconstitutional.
-
Ex-Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Freed From Jail: Police
Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo was freed from detention from a military hospital today, after the Supreme Court dismissed her corruption charges, her lawyer said.
-
Philippine Top Court Dismisses Graft Case Against Ex-Leader Gloria Arroyo
The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a long-running corruption case against jailed former president Gloria Arroyo and ordered her immediate release after almost five years in detention.
-
Philippine Court Allows Military Deal With US As Sides Meet In Washington
The Philippines Supreme Court on Tuesday declared constitutional a security deal with the United States allowing an increased U.S. military presence in the former U.S. colony as tension rises in the South China Sea.
-
Philippine Supreme Court Declares Military Deal with US Constitutional
The Philippine Supreme Court today declared a security deal with the United States constitutional, allowing an increased US military presence in its former colony as tensions rise in the South China Sea.
-
Philippine Court Unlikely to Rule on US Security Deal Before Barack Obama Visit: Source
The Philippine Supreme Court is unlikely to rule on a constitutional challenge to a new U.S.-Philippine security agreement before President Barack Obama visits Manila later this month, with a decision expected next year, a court source said.
-
Indonesia Prepares to Transfer Philippines Drug Convict for Execution
Indonesia is preparing to move a Filipina death row inmate for execution after she lost her appeal in the Supreme Court earlier this week, the attorney general's spokesman said today.
-
Philippine Army Warned Against 'Meddling' as Coup Rumours Swirl
Philippine soldiers should keep clear of politics, the military's new chief said on Wednesday, as rumours of a possible coup swirled in the capital after the Supreme Court declared President Benigno Aquino's economic stimulus fund illegal.
-
Listen More, Condemn Less: Philippine Church Leader to Bishops
The leader of the Philippines' Catholic Church, which routinely denounces abortion and contraception, called for the clergy on Saturday to listen more and condemn less, in the latest sign of a liberal shift in the powerful institution.
-
Philippine Supreme Court says law on online libel constitutional
The Philippine Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a controversial cybercrime law penalising online libel is constitutional, amid claims it is intended to curb Internet freedom in one of Asia's most freewheeling democracies.
-
Philippines' Top Judge Vows Fight As President Rodrigo Duterte, Allies Seek Ouster
The Philippine Supreme Court chief justice vowed to fight "bullying" and save judicial independence as President Rodrigo Duterte's congressional allies launched an impeachment process Thursday to remove her from office.
-
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Faces Martial Law Legal Challenge
Philippine opposition lawmakers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to reject President Rodrigo Duterte's imposition of martial law in the south of the country, branding it unconstitutional.
-
Top Philippine Judge Calls For Fresh Arbitration Case Over China 'Threat'
Philippines Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio criticised President Rodrigo Duterte for dealing with China bilaterally in several issues, including the South China Sea talks.
-
Philippine Court Temporarily Stops Burial Of Former Dictator In Heroes' Cemetery
The Philippine Supreme Court ordered the government on Tuesday to put on hold a plan to bury former dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes' cemetery, a court spokesman said.
-
Philippine Rights Victims Want Supreme Court To Block Ferdinand Marcos Burial
Leftist activists and victims of human rights abuses in the Philippines urged the Supreme Court today to block the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at a cemetery for national heroes, saying it would be unconstitutional.
-
Ex-Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Freed From Jail: Police
Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo was freed from detention from a military hospital today, after the Supreme Court dismissed her corruption charges, her lawyer said.
-
Philippine Top Court Dismisses Graft Case Against Ex-Leader Gloria Arroyo
The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a long-running corruption case against jailed former president Gloria Arroyo and ordered her immediate release after almost five years in detention.
-
Philippine Court Allows Military Deal With US As Sides Meet In Washington
The Philippines Supreme Court on Tuesday declared constitutional a security deal with the United States allowing an increased U.S. military presence in the former U.S. colony as tension rises in the South China Sea.
-
Philippine Supreme Court Declares Military Deal with US Constitutional
The Philippine Supreme Court today declared a security deal with the United States constitutional, allowing an increased US military presence in its former colony as tensions rise in the South China Sea.
-
Philippine Court Unlikely to Rule on US Security Deal Before Barack Obama Visit: Source
The Philippine Supreme Court is unlikely to rule on a constitutional challenge to a new U.S.-Philippine security agreement before President Barack Obama visits Manila later this month, with a decision expected next year, a court source said.
-
Indonesia Prepares to Transfer Philippines Drug Convict for Execution
Indonesia is preparing to move a Filipina death row inmate for execution after she lost her appeal in the Supreme Court earlier this week, the attorney general's spokesman said today.
-
Philippine Army Warned Against 'Meddling' as Coup Rumours Swirl
Philippine soldiers should keep clear of politics, the military's new chief said on Wednesday, as rumours of a possible coup swirled in the capital after the Supreme Court declared President Benigno Aquino's economic stimulus fund illegal.
-
Listen More, Condemn Less: Philippine Church Leader to Bishops
The leader of the Philippines' Catholic Church, which routinely denounces abortion and contraception, called for the clergy on Saturday to listen more and condemn less, in the latest sign of a liberal shift in the powerful institution.
-
Philippine Supreme Court says law on online libel constitutional
The Philippine Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a controversial cybercrime law penalising online libel is constitutional, amid claims it is intended to curb Internet freedom in one of Asia's most freewheeling democracies.
