The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) unreasonable delay in investigating an election offense violated a mayoral candidate’s right to the speedy disposition of his case.
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Atty. Jordan Pizarras elevates petition to Supreme Court, seeks enforcement of election officer reassignment rules
Topnotch lawyer Jordan Pizarras, a congressional candidate for Bohol’s first district under the Aksyon Demokratiko party, has escalated his call for electoral impartiality by filing a petition for mandamus before the Supreme Court.
NEW HALL OF JUSTICE TURNED OVER IN TALIBON
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo of the Supreme Court and Associate Justices Ramon Paul Hernando and Samuel Gaerlan graced the inauguration and turn-over of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Hall of Justice in Talibon on Friday, April 26.
SC affirms dismissal order, perpetual disqualification penalty vs Vito Rapal
The Supreme Court (SC) affirmed the dismissal and perpetual disqualification from public office of former Corella Mayor and now councilor Vito Rapal of Bohol for failing to liquidate his cash advances and pocketing money intended for a tarsier preservation program amounting to P1.18 million.
Dumaluan acquitted from criminal raps after 15 years of legal battle
Embattled former Panglao Mayor Dr. Doloreich Dumaluan has been acquitted in criminal case by the Supreme Court in a Resolution it issued and signed by Division Clerk of Court Librada C. Buena by authority of the court on January 18, 2023.
Bar exams to proceed with original schedule this November — SC
The 2022 Bar Exams will proceed on Nov. 9, 13, 16 and 20 as originally scheduled, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday despite appeals by bar examinees on social media to postpone the exams in the light of devastation brought by Tropical Storm “Paeng.”