Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, together with Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez, called for stronger international collaboration in maritime legal education and judicial training during their visit to the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden on July 18, 2025.
In a 13-0-2 Decision, with the Justices present voting unanimously, and Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa inhibiting and Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh on leave,* the Supreme Court En Banc on July 25, 2025, declared the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte unconstitutional, noting that it is barred by the one-year rule under Article XI, Section 3(5) of the Constitution and that it violates the right to due process enshrined in the Bill of Rights.
Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier, along with Filipino judges and SC officials, recently participated in major international meetings in Singapore to strengthen cooperation among countries in protecting children involved in cross-border disputes.
The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a court sheriff who was found guilty of accepting money in connection with a drug case.
The Supreme Court (SC) recognized that a sudden outburst of uncontrolled emotions, triggered by years of abuse from the accused’s father, qualifies as passion or obfuscation – a mitigating circumstance that can reduce the penalty for parricide.
The Supreme Court (SC) is proud to host the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Inspirational Gallery, now open at the SC Lobby from June 25 to July 9, 2025.
In a Decision written by Associate Justice Antonio T. Kho, Jr., the SC En Banc found a 68-year-old foreigner guilty of rape and qualified trafficking in persons for sexually exploiting a minor. The SC held that the foreigner forced the victim to go to his apartment to engage in sexual acts in exchange for money and under threat of uploading her nude photos online if she refused.
Former Court Administrator Raul B. Villanueva officially took his oath as the 195th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines…
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo reaffirmed the Supreme Court’s (SC) commitment to protecting children from online sexual abuse and exploitation (OSAEC), highlighting key judicial reforms and partnerships aimed at building a safer digital and legal environment for Filipino children.
The Supreme Court (SC), through the Committee on First- and Second-Level Courts’ Performance Evaluation (Committee) led by its Chairperson, Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa, officially concluded the Kick-Off Pilot Implementation of the Performance Development Framework (PDF) for High-Performance Courts on May 8, 2025, at the Marco Polo Ortigas, Manila.