Robredo’s SC win ‘vindication’ vs poll fraud allegations in ARMM – Hataman
Feb 17, 2021 9:58 AM PHT
Basilan Representative Mujiv Hataman said Vice President Leni Robredo winning the electoral protest she faced is also “vindication” for the now-abolished Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
On Wednesday, February 17, Hataman said the dismissed election case filed by the late dictator’s son Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr had also placed a “large cloud of doubt” over the results of the last ARMM elections in 2016.
“Kaisa po kami ni VP Leni sa pagdiriwang ng tagumpay ng sambayanan. At masaya tayo dahil sa huli, vindicated po ang ARMM sa lahat ng alegasyon ng irregularidad sa eleksyon,” said Hataman in a statement on Wednesday, February 17.
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Justice Caguioa questions broad powers of anti-terror council
Feb 16, 2021 5:56 PM PHT
Supreme Court Associate Justice Benjamin Caguioa questioned the broad powers of the anti-terror law in his interpellation during Day 3 of oral arguments on Tuesday, February 16.
Interpellating 4 counsels during his turn, Caguioa pursued a line of thought that questioned the broad provisions of the anti-terror law, especially the anti-terror council s power to authorize arrest and detention of up to 24 days.
Caguioa pointed out that the anti-terror council could effectively issue warrants of arrest even though the Constitution and jurisprudence are clear that only judges – only courts – could issue warrants. In Salazar vs Achacoso, the Court categorically ruled there that under the 1987 Constitution, only judges and no other may issue warrants of arrest. But here we have Section 29, which grants the anti-terror council, which is not a court, the power to issue a piece of paper that will ef
2021 Bar Exams in November will be digitized, to be taken at local sites
Feb 15, 2021 5:12 PM PHT
For the first time in history, the Bar Examinations will be taken digitally in several local sites across the country, departing from tradition that it is held in a university in Manila, the Supreme Court confirmed on Monday, February 15.
In a Bar Bulletin dated Sunday, February 14, but released on Monday, Associate Justice Marvic Leonen – the Bar chairman – said the en banc has approved the modality of the 2020 examinations, which is that it will be digitalized, localized and proctored.
As with tradition, the Bar will be taken on the 4 Sundays of November, which are November 7, 14, 21 and 28.