In a ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) en banc written by Associate Justice Presbitero J. Velasco Jr. dated Nov. 27, 2012 and with a vote of eight justices and six inhibitions, the SC denied the petition of Cojuangco questioning the ruling of the Sandiganbayan in July 2003 which declared that the subject shares as part of assets were illegally acquired from coconut levy funds.
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Presidential Task Force Delegated To Resolve Issues On Coco Levy Fund After SC’s Final Ruling
The controversial coco levy fund came from taxes imposed on coconut farmers during the Martial Law regime by alleged cronies of the former dictator President Ferdinand Marcos.
Supreme Court Stops The Showing Of Anti Islam Video Film In TV & Movie Houses
The decision of the Supreme Court (SC), stopping the screening in movie houses and the showing in television of the controversial film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ in the Philippines is a welcome development.
Supreme Court’s Digitization of Court Documents Is A Step To Boost Its Operational Efficiency
Setting up an e-library and digitization of the Philippine Supreme Court documents are welcome developments for the judiciary to make it more responsive and efficient in meeting the challenge of the changing times now that the technology of the internet is at hand.
Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Loses Appeal At UK Supreme Court Against Extradition To Sweden
Julian Assange has lost his appeal at the UK Supreme Court against extradition to Sweden to face accusations of sex offenses.
Philippine House Prepares Impeachment Charges Against Chief Justice Corona
Lawmakers at the House of Representatives obtained the required number under the rules on impeachment, which is one-third of the total number of lawmakers needed to send the impeachment complaint to the Senate.