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The Supreme Court of the Philippines partially upholds provisions of the contentious Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 while declaring unconstitutional the designation of terrorists on the request of foreign jurisdictions as well as the qualifier on harmful dissent.
2021-12-9

Two lawyer groups file petitions to the Philippine Supreme Court to question the constitutionality of the recent anti-terrorism law. Opposition lawmaker Edcel Lagman, who contributed to one of the petitions, claims that the law's "imprecise and vague definitions" make its enforcement susceptible to infringements on certain civil liberties.
2020-07-6

The administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte moves to cancel the franchise of ABS-CBN, the Philippines' largest broadcast media network, by lodging a complaint against it to the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Members of the Philippine press condemn the actions in moving for the cancellation of the franchise of ABS-CBN.
2020-02-10

The Supreme Court of the Philippines says President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte can declare martial law in the whole Philippines. Two days prior, the Supreme Court had
2017-07-6

Bongbong Marcos asks the Philippine Supreme Court to dismiss a counter-protest by current vice president Leni Robredo regarding her narrow victory in last year's national elections.
2017-04-20

Female victims of the martial law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos speak at the Philippine Supreme Court about how they endured torture during Marcos' regime.
2016-09-1

Rodrigo Duterte says he might declare martial law in the Philippines if his spat with the Supreme Court escalates.
2016-08-9

The Supreme Court of the Philippines asks the government to respond to a petition seeking to repeal a law banning same-sex marriage in the country.
2015-06-30

A petition to legalize same-sex marriage in the Philippines is filed in the Supreme Court.
2015-05-26

39-year-old Australian Julian Assange is reported by "The Independent" newspaper to be considering legal action for libel against "The Guardian" newspaper over claims in a book it published. Guardian News & Media, however, has not received any official notification of the action.
2011-02-7