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๐๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฑ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต?
Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Judge Janice L. Andrade-Udarbe, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 57, Lucena City, Quezon, and Acting Presiding Judge of Pasig City RTC Branch 161. Judge Andrade-Udarbe is also Professorial Lecturer at the Philippine Judicial Academy, an MCLE Lecturer, a law professor, Bar reviewer, and author of law books.
Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Judge Andrade-Udarbe discuss the admissibility of duplicates or photocopies as court evidence within the context of the case of ๐๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ท. ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข, G.R. No. 265758. This Decision was penned by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo and promulgated by the Supreme Court First Division on February 3, 2025.
Does the use of online chat logs and videos as evidence in court proceedings violate the right to privacy?
Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Judge Janice L. Andrade-Udarbe, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 57, Lucena City, Quezon, and Acting Presiding Judge of Pasig City RTC Branch 161. Judge Andrade-Udarbe is also Professorial Lecturer at the Philippine Judicial Academy, an MCLE Lecturer, a law professor, Bar reviewer, and author of law books.
Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Judge Andrade-Udarbe discuss the use of online chat logs and videos as evidence vis-ร -vis the right to privacy, within the context of the case of ๐๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ท. ๐๐ถ๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐. ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ป, G.R. No. 263603. This Decision was penned by then Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez and promulgated by the Supreme Court Second Division on October 9, 2023.
Can a trial court issue a provisional custody order based solely on a parental compromise agreement without conducting a full-blown trial? In child custody cases, are courts bound by what parents agree on, or does the best interest of the child always come first?
Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Court of Appeals Associate Justice Emily L. San Gaspar-Gito. She is a member of the Family Law and Civil Law Departments of the Philippine Judicial Academy, as well as the Court of Appeals Committee on Rules and the Supreme Court Committee on Family Courts and Juvenile Concerns. She is also a law professor and Bar reviewer.
Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Justice San Gaspar-Gito discuss parental compromise agreements and the best interest of the child in custody cases within the context of the case of Empuerto v. Cabrillos, GR No. 268979. This decision was penned by Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen and promulgated by the Supreme Court Second Division on February 5, 2025.
For legitimated children, how do you correct details in their birth certificates to reflect their fatherโs surname?
Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Court of Appeals Associate Justice Emily L. San Gaspar-Gito. She is a member of the Family Law and Civil Law Departments of the Philippine Judicial Academy, as well as the Court of Appeals Committee on Rules and the Supreme Court Committee on Family Courts and Juvenile Concerns. She is also a law professor and Bar reviewer.
Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Justice San Gaspar-Gito discuss legitimation and change of surname within the context of the case of Teresita Calliza Barba v. Local Civil Registrars of Manila and of Cebu City, G.R. No. 269743. This Decision was penned by Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen and promulgated by the Supreme Court Second Division on August 18, 2025.
Does the use of common familial terms such as โuncleโ or โnieceโ in a criminal information, particularly in rape cases, sufficiently inform the accused of the nature of their relationship to the victim, especially when the relationship qualifies the crime and increases the penalty?
Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Dean Ace Pamaran, a Bar Examiner in Criminal Law during the 2024 Bar Examinations. He is a seasoned court attorney and law professor with extensive experience in decision writing, legal research, judicial management and administration, and legal education. He has also lectured on the Supreme Court Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations or SPJI, gender sensitivity and gender-based violence, tourism laws, cybercrime, and legal writing.
Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Pamaran discuss the significance of making proper allegations in a criminal information within the context of the case of People of the Philippines v. BBB254878, G.R. No. 254878. This Decision was penned by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting and promulgated by the Supreme Court En Banc on October 22, 2024.
How can a valid arrest collapse over an unmarked gun, and how crucial is the chain of custody in securing a conviction under RA 10591, or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act?
Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Dean Ace A. Pamaran, a Bar Examiner in Criminal Law during the 2024 Bar Examinations. He is a seasoned court attorney and law professor with extensive experience in decision-writing, legal research, judicial management and administration, and legal education. He has also lectured on the Supreme Court Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations or SPJI, gender sensitivity and gender-based violence, tourism laws, cybercrime, and legal writing.
Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Pamaran discuss about the handling of seized firearms during a warrantless search within the context of the case of Tony Baclig II v. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 252644. This Decision was penned by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting and promulgated by the Supreme Court En Banc on April 8, 2026.
How will eNotarization benefit the public and transform the way Filipinos access notarization services?
Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Bettina Melchor, Interim Electronic Notary Administrator and Officer-in-Charge of the Office of the Bar Confidant.
Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Melchor discuss electronic notarization, as well as significant provisions of the eNotarization Rules and the Guidelines on the Accreditation of Electronic Notarization Facility Providers under A.M. No. 24-10-14-SC.
Paano nakatutulong ang paggamit ng Wikang Filipino sa mga desisyon ng Korte Suprema sa pagpapalapit ng hustisya sa mamamayan habang napapanatili ang kawastuhan ng pangangatwirang legal?
Pakinggan ang #SupremeCourtPH Podcast kasama si Retiradong Court of Appeals Associate Justice Apolinario D. Bruselas, Jr. Naging Bar Examiner si Justice Bruselas sa Criminal Law (2010 at 2019) at Remedial Law (2013). Siya ay dating nagsilbi bilang Judge ng Regional Trial Court ng Lungsod ng Quezon City, at bilang prosecutor sa Makati City.
Sa pagtatapos ng dalawang-bahaging serye ng podcast na ito, ipagpapatuloy nina Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo at (Ret.) Justice Bruselas, Jr. ang talakayan sa pagsusulong ng Korte Suprema sa paggamit ng wikang Filipino sa mga desisyon nito, gaya ng Velarde laban sa Hukuman ng Pag-aapela sa Buwis, G.R. Bilang 210480. Ang Desisyong ito ay isinulat ni Kasangguning Mahistrado Maria Filomena Singh at inilabas ng Ikatlong Dibisyon ng Korte Suprema noong ika-29 ng Enero, taong 2026.
Mahalaga ba ang pagsusulong sa paggamit ng wikang Filipino sa pagsulat ng mga desisyon ng mga hukuman sa Pilipinas? Mas magiging malinaw at mas madaling mauunawaan ba ng nakararaming Pilipino ang mga desisyon kung ang mga ito ay nasusulat sa ating sariling wika?
Pakinggan ang #SupremeCourtPH Podcast kasama si Retiradong Court of Appeals Associate Justice Apolinario D. Bruselas, Jr. Naging Bar Examiner si Justice Bruselas sa Criminal Law (2010 at 2019) at Remedial Law (2013). Siya ay dating nagsilbi bilang Judge ng Regional Trial Court ng Lungsod ng Quezon City, at bilang prosecutor sa Makati City.
Tatalakayin nina Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo at (Ret.) Justice Bruselas, Jr. sa unang bahagi ng dalawang-bahaging serye ang pagsusulong ng Korte Suprema sa paggamit ng wikang Filipino sa mga desisyon nito, tulad sa kasong Sambayanang Pilipinas laban kay GGG269811, G.R. Bilang 269811. Ang Desisyon na ito ay isinulat ni Kasangguning Mahistrado Maria Filomena Singh at inilabas ng Ikatlong Dibisyon ng Korte Suprema noong ika-7 ng Abril, taong 2026.
Where should the line be drawn between news reporting by the media and a fair trial? How should the law balance a journalistโs duty and responsibility to report on matters of public concern against the courtโs duty to protect the fairness of judicial proceedings?
Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Dante B. Gatmaytan, a Member of the Constitutional Law Department of the Philippine Judicial Academy. Atty. Gatmaytan is a professor at the University of the Philippines College of Law where he teaches Constitutional Law, Legal Method, and Local Governments. Before entering the academe, he was a public interest lawyer focusing on environmental and natural resources law, Indigenous People's rights, agrarian reform, and local governance. He also previously served as head of the Information and Publication Division and as director of the Institute for the Administration of Justice of the UP Law Center.
Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Gatmaytan discuss about press freedom, fair trial, and contempt within the context of the case of ABS-CBN Corp. and Cariรฑo v. Datu Andal Ampatuan, Jr., G.R. No. 227004. This Decision was penned by Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen and promulgated by the Supreme Court En Banc on April 25, 2023.
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