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Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO) On Friday, Feb. 26, the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) is expected to announce the aspirants to Peralta’s post, including who among the five most senior Supreme Court (SC) justices accepted his or her nomination. Under the rules, the five most senior justices are automatically nominated to the post of Chief Justice.  However, once nominated they have to accept their nominations.  The five associate justices, in the order of seniority, are Estela M. Perlas Bernabe, Marvic Mario Victor F. Leonen, Alfredo Benjamin...

Published February 15, 2021, 5:44 PM The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has extended to Feb. 26 the deadline for the applications or nominations to the post of Chief Justice which would be vacant on March 27 with the early retirement of Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra, an ex-officio JBC member, said the submission — online or physical — of the documentary requirements for those who applied or who were nominated would have to be completed on or before Feb. 26. It was not known why the original Feb. 15 deadline was extend...

(MARK BALMORES/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DOTr announced late Wednesday evening that the MRT-3 depot in Quezon City has been placed under “enhanced access control” since last week after 42 employees tested positive for COVID-19, with one confirmed fatality.  Transportation Secretary also said on Thursday that MRT General Manager Rodolfo Garcia is now in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital after he tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus disease, while MRT director Michael Capati also got infected but is said to be recovering.  “We are not eyeing suspension of operati...

On Thursday, Spurgeon was sentenced to six months in county jail following his guilty plea of unlawfully disposing of a dead body. Villegas said she was at the district attorney’s office watching a livestream of the sentencing. “Today was a very special day to me because this most definitely feels like closure,” Villegas said. “This was the last time that I knew that I was going to have to, you know, go through this with him, especially since he’s pleading guilty, which I was very thankful for. It was difficult to just relive that.” Villegas, who was the last family member to see ...

Published January 14, 2021, 9:44 AM The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) is now accepting applications or recommendations to the post of Chief Justice and head of the country’s judiciary, which will be vacant on March 27 with the early retirement of Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta, until February 15. In an announcement made by the JBC and published in the Manila Bulletin, also open for applications or nominations is the post of Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao Rodolfo M. Elman whose term of office will end on March 13. For the Deputy Ombudsman’s post, the deadline for applications or recomm...