Eleventh Division News Today

SMART Communications Inc. lost its petitions before the Court of Appeals (CA) to prevent the Makati City government from shutting down its head office and branches within the city. This, after the CA affirmed with finality its November 2021 decision denying the petition for a writ of mandamus and a writ of preliminary injunction filed

THE Court of Appeals has upheld the Office of the Ombudsman’s decision ordering the dismissal of lawyer Samuel Aloysius M. Jardin as executive director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) after finding him administratively liable for soliciting money from individuals in exchange for the issuance of a certificate…

THE National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) on Monday welcomed the move of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG)  to have former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes re-arrested and face trial as principal suspect in the murder of anti-corruption crusader, staunch environmentalist and broadcaster Dr. Gerry Ortega in Puerto Princesa…

THE Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to lift the temporary restraining order (TRO) it issued enjoining the Puerto Princesa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) from implementing an arrest warrant against Mario Joel T. Reyes. Reyes is the former governor of Palawan accused of…

MANILA - The Court of Appeals (CA) has reversed the conviction of a beautician by a Baguio court on human trafficking charges for bringing in women for foreigners in a hotel in the city. In a decision dated February 18 and released Wednesday, the CA's Eleventh Division set aside the decision of the Baguio City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch against Melvin Eden, acquitting him of violating Republic Act 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003. The CA said it finds that the entra...