Court of Appeals(File photo) MANILA - Senator Christopher Go is proposing the creation of additional divisions in the Court of Appeals (CA) and the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) to unclog the appellate court's dockets. Go's Senate Bill Nos. 1186 and 1187 seek to amend Batas Pambansa Bilang 129 or the Judiciary Reorganization Act. "Let us help strengthen the judiciary in fulfilling its role and functions. Kailangang agarang naaaksyunan at nabibigyang pansin ang lahat ng mga kaso nang walang pili at walang pinapanigan kundi ang katotohanan at kung ano ang makatarungan. Tandaan natin na (All cases need immediate attention and action without bias but only truth and what is just. Let us remember that) justice delayed is justice denied," Go said in a statement on Monday. The bills mandate the CA to hold continuous trials and hearings which "must be completed within three months unless extended by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court." During the bud
File photo MANILA - Courts throughout the country have resumed full on-site work after two years of adjusted work schedule brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Under the guidelines issued by Court Administrator Raul Villanueva for first and second level courts which takes effect Sept. 1, courts and judicial offices are fully operational and maintain a workforce of 100 percent at regular hours. Regular hours have resumed in courts with personal filings allowed anew as long as strict health protocols are followed. Night courts are also permitted to operate. Jail visitation is covered by rules issued before the pandemic. In separate orders, the country's appellate courts namely the Sandiganbayan, Court of Appeals (CA) and Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) announced that all stations shall resume full on-site working capacity of the entire workforce starting Thursday. The orders were signed by the CA Presiding Justice Remedios Salazar-Fernando, CTA Presiding Just
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CHIEF Justice (CJ) Alexander Gesmundo on Tuesday finally presided over his first in-person en banc session with 13 other fellow justices since his appointment in April 2021 in what could be an indication to the return to normalcy of the judiciary since the pandemic broke out in March 2020. Before the…
Offices in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals will be operational beginning tomorrow, but with only 50 percent of their employees reporting for on-site work.