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SAP Go hopes de Castro will bring back ‘prestige’ in SC

MANILA -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go expressed hope that newly-appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro will bring back prestige to the highest court in...

SC: 12% disposal rate of drug cases in lower courts in 2017

MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) has reported that 12 percent or 34,483 out of 289,316 drug-related cases have been disposed by lower courts in 2017. Data from the 2017 Judiciary Annual Report...

PH needs more air assets for disaster ops

MANILA -- Aircraft that can be used for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) missions, along with medium-lift and attack helicopters, are the assets needed the most by the Armed Forces of...

House panel to probe pest-ridden imported rice, price spikes

MANILA -- The House committee on agriculture on Monday said it will investigate the inefficiency of the National Food Authority (NFA) to address the country's perennial rice problem. Committee chairman Jose Panganiban made...

CA downgrades raps vs. ex-BI head Mison to simple misconduct

MANILA -- The Court of Appeals (CA) downgraded from grave to simple misconduct the charges against former Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Siegfried Mison in connection with the questionable reassignment of an...

De Castro appointment based on merits, seniority: Guevarra

MANILA -- The appointment of Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro was based on merits and her being one of the most senior justices of the High Court, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said...

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