Supreme Court of the Philippines
Highest court in the Philippines
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| March 1 2024 | Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo inaugurated the 'Remote Hearing and Equal Access to Law and Justice' (REAL Justice) program in Tawi-Tawi, an extension of the 2004 Justice on Wheels initiative. The program involves deploying retrofitted buses to hard-to-reach court jurisdictions, providing alternative transportation technologies, and using mobile courts for bail procedures. |
| March 1 2024 | Supreme Court Public Information Office launched a One-stop shop combining the Judicial Records office, Fiscal Management and Budget Office, and the Office of the Bar Confidant as part of the Supreme Court's Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations. |
| May 18 2022 | Justice Singh was appointed to the Supreme Court, which followed closely after the February reorganization. |
| May 18 2022 | Justice Singh appointed to the Supreme Court, which preceded the recent division reorganization. |
| February 24 2022 | Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo issued Special Order No. 2871 reorganizing the Divisions of the Supreme Court, immediately reorganizing the Court's structure with himself as Chairman of the First Division and Associate Justice Hernando as its working chair. |
| 2019 | Supreme Court decides Falcis III v. Civil Registrar-General, addressing a petition to recognize same-sex marriage in the Philippines. |
| 2018 | Supreme Court decides Republic v. Sereno, which involved the removal of an impeachable official via a quo warranto petition. |
| 2017 | Supreme Court decides Lagman et al. v. Senate President Pimentel et. al., ruling on the validity of a second one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. |
| 2017 | Supreme Court decides Knights of Rizal v. DMCI, resulting in the suspension and eventual demolition of a condominium building for violating the National Cultural Heritage Act. |
| 2016 | Supreme Court decides Saturnino C. Ocampo, et al. v. Rear Admiral Ernesto C. Enriquez, et al, addressing the constitutional validity of interring President Ferdinand Marcos's remains at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. |
| January 2016 | Justice Martin Villarama Jr. retired prior to reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70, citing health reasons. |
| 2015 | Supreme Court decides David v. Poe, ruling on the eligibility of a foundling for public office. |
| 2015 | Supreme Court decides Zarate v. Aquino III, addressing the issue of red-tagging, which involves discrediting a political opponent by accusing them of being a communist. |
| 2014 | Philippines ranked 85th out of 175 countries in Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, an improvement from 94th place in 2013. |
| 2013 | Philippines ranked 94th in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index. |
| 2012 | Supreme Court decides Disini v. Secretary of Justice, examining the validity of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. |
| 2011 | Supreme Court decides League of Cities of the Philippines v. COMELEC, ruling on the validity of cityhood laws for sixteen municipalities. |
| 2010 | Supreme Court decides Biraogo v. Philippine Truth Commission, addressing the validity of the Truth Commission's creation. |
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