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THE Supreme Court has affirmed the recommendation of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) before the Office of the Ombudsman to indict House Deputy Speaker Rep. Rufus Rodriguez for graft and other criminal offenses for allegedly receiving around P2 million in kickbacks from his priority development…

MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has denied for lack of merit a petition filed by a faculty member who was required by her university to earn a master's degree as a condition for her continued employment. In an eight-page resolution dated Sept. 27 and made available early this week, the SC's Second Division turned down the suit filed by Fe P. Burcio who had sued her former employer, the Saint Louis University (SLU) in a labor case. Burcio was first hired by SLU in its College of Human Sci...

MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has exonerated a lady lawyer sued by an American national for reporting him to several agencies including the Bureau of Immigration (BI) over a row with his doctor, the lawyer's client. In an eight-page resolution dated Oct. 11, the SC's Second Division dismissed the administrative complaint filed against lawyer Jeanie S. Pulido by American Robert G. Briant. The dispute started after Dr. Minda Luz Manas sought legal advice from Pulido over a complaint file...

Gamu, Isabela Mayor Nestor Uy (Facebook photo) MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) upheld the conviction by the Sandiganbayan in 2019 on a town mayor found guilty of usurping the official functions of his vice mayor in appointing Sangguniang Bayan personnel. In a resolution recently made available online, the SC Second Division dismissed the appeal filed by Gamu, Isabela Mayor Nestor Uy and sentenced him to up to one year and eight months in prison. "We hold that the prosecution discharged its ...

Supreme Court (File photo) MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) set aside a decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) which found officials of an Iloilo town liable in a questioned bidding process. Associate Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier of the SC Second Division granted the petition of Sta. Barbara municipal engineer Noel Jaspe and municipal budget officer Ma. Negenia Araneta to dismiss the grave misconduct suit filed against them in connection with a 2006 bidding due the "forced misapplication" o...