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The Supreme Court (Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman; [2] colloquially referred to as the Korte Suprema (also used in formal writing), is the highest court in the Philippines. The Supreme Court was established by the Second Philippine Commission on June 11, 1901 through the enactment of its Act No. 136, [3] an Act which abolished the Real ...
Bar key: Marcos appointee. Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Ramon C. Aquino (1985–1986) Bar key: Marcos appointee. Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Claudio Teehankee Sr. (1986–1988) Bar key: Marcos appointee Aquino appointee.
The Judiciary is a co-equal branch of Government to the Executive and the Legislature. [30] Under the 1987 constitution, Judicial terms of office are out of sync with other offices such as the President of the Philippines, to promote independence. The President appoints individuals to the judiciary.
The chief justice of the Philippines (Filipino: Punong Mahistrado ng Pilipinas) presides over the Supreme Court and is the highest judicial officer of the government of the Philippines. As of April 5, 2021, the position is currently held by Alexander Gesmundo, who was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte following the early retirement of his ...
Fraternal Order of Utopia. Alexander Gahon Gesmundo (born November 6, 1956) is serving as the chief justice of the Philippines since April 5, 2021. He replaced Diosdado Peralta, who retired early on March 27, 2021. [1] He previously served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court from 2017 to 2021.
Oposa v. Factoran, G.R. No. 101083, 224 S.C.R.A. 792 (1993), alternatively titled Minors Oposa v. Factoran or Minors Oposa, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the Philippines recognizing the doctrine of intergenerational responsibility on the environment in the Philippine legal system. The case is a contributor to the development of ...
Diosdado "Dado" Madarang Peralta (born March 27, 1952) is a Filipino attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the Philippines from 2019 to 2021. [1][2][3] He previously served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from January 13, 2009, to October 22, 2019. [4] He is the third Sandiganbayan presiding ...
Bansalan, Davao del Sur. Alma mater. University of San Carlos (BS) Ateneo de Davao University (LLB) Henri Jean Paul Balinghasay Inting (born September 4, 1957) [1] is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte replacing then-associate justice and then-chief justice Lucas Bersamin.