Essentially, “connectivity” refers to the capacity to be linked and to transmit voice and data to and from computers, mobile phones and similar devices via Wifi, the internet, data and other modern transmission facilities. It seamlessly enables individuals, families, communities, and nations to exchange knowledge at lightning speed to improve their…
The Constitution gives our Supreme Court enormous powers and duties, mainly, to (1) “settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable”; (2) “determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the government”;…
In line with its Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations (SPJI) from 2022 to 2027, the Supreme Court is initiating “High-Performance Courts” by creating key performance indicators (KPIs) and other metrics, like those used in the private sector to measure the HPCs’ efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of speedy, quality justice. WELL-AWARE OF THE PERENNIAL…
In my column on March 24, I wrote that the pivotal issue in the case against former president Rodrigo R. Duterte in the International Criminal Court in The Hague is whether the ICC has acquired jurisdiction, given that (1) under the ICC Statute, the Office of the Prosecutor (OP) has two years from the Philippines’…
Voting 18-5, the Impeachment Court (IC), in an unusual and unprecedented action, remanded or returned to the House of Representatives (HOR) the Articles of Impeachment (AI) seeking the removal from office and the disqualification to hold public office in the future of the Vice President. At the same time, the IC issued a “Writ of…