MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals has denied the appeal of abducted environmental activists Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro concerning their application for the writ of amparo and habeas ...

The Philippine Supreme Court has granted temporary protection to an environmental activist abducted in Pangasinan earlier ...

The Office of the Ombudsman has denied the motion for reconsideration that dismissed mayor Jonas Cortes of Mandaue City filed ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals (CA) has dismissed the civil forfeiture case filed by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) against three individuals allegedly involved in the ...

LOCAL government units (LGUs) enjoy the constitutional mandate to levy taxes, fees, and charges subject to the limitations set by the Philippine Congress. (Section 5, Article 10, 1987 Constitution).

Environmental activists Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro said they would ask the Supreme Court to review two decisions of the ...

(1st UPDATE) The Court of Appeals finds that the right to a speedy trial of petitioners Hector Ang, Jacqueline Ang, and Nicole Tiffany Ang was not upheld MANILA, Philippines – The Court of ...

The Union of Peoples' Lawyers in Mindanao appeals to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to support the Philippines' return to the Rome Statute ...

The dismissal of petitions for protective writs filed by several human rights groups where former President Rodrigo Duterte ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the immediate reinstatement of dismissed Aurora Gov. Christian Noveras, saying that the Office of the Ombudsman had erred in ordering ...

MANILA, Philippines — Former Albay Gov ... judgment and in criminal cases and not when the Ombudsman decision is pending appeal before the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court,” Rosal’s petition reads.