Supreme Court spokesman Theodore Te said the high court has not issued a “writ of kalikasan” on the matter of the Tubbataha Reef’s destruction from the grounding of the US Navy minesweeper, USS Guardian, last January.
MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court has issued a “writ of kalikasan” over the Tubbataha Reef that directs the Court of Appeals to determine whether the US Navy is criminally and administratively liable for the massive coral destruction in the reef by the grounding of the USS Guardian last Jan. 17. Unconfirmed reports last night said [...]
As if to show that he was really serious about his threat to resign, Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. disclosed on Friday that he had never wanted to head the poll body and had asked President Benigno Aquino III for an ambassadorship shortly after the 2010 elections.
A lawyer from the Center for International Law on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its 2010 ruling that dismissed the bid of more than 70 Filipino women abused during World War II to compel the government to support their demand for apology and reparations from the Japanese government.
The Supreme Court has denied a request for a writ of execution of its 2009 ruling ordering a renegotiation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States.
The Supreme Court upheld with finality the legality of certain provisions of Republic Act 8042, or the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995.
Settling a 12-year-old labor case, the Supreme Court has upheld the awarding of $60,000 (about P2.5 million) in disability benefits to a seaman who suffered various ailments while working in a chemical tanker.
The Supreme Court has finally resolved a 21-year-old suit filed against Philippine Airlines (PAL) and a travel agency by three Chinese-Filipino traders who missed two business deals in Hong Kong after being bumped off their flight to the Chinese territory.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped the public screening of the controversial anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims.”
Muslims in Lanao del Sur are taking their battle against the “anti-Islamic” video “Innocence of Muslims” to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has ordered a five-star Makati City hotel to pay more than P52 million in damages to the heirs of a Norwegian guest who was robbed and killed in his hotel room in 1999.
The Supreme court has restrained the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) from executing a labor arbiter’s order that awarded P60 million in compensation to a foreigner who had no alien employment visa to work legally in the Philippines.
