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After the country's liberation from the Japanese forces near the end of World War II, the restored Commonwealth government re-activated the Department. Soon, the Supreme Court under the then 1973 Constitution took over the administrative supervision of all lower courts from the DOJ. The succeeding 1987 Constitution upheld it.
The judiciary of the Philippines consists of the Supreme Court, which is established in the Constitution, and three levels of lower courts, which are established through law by the Congress of the Philippines. The Supreme Court has expansive powers, able to overrule political and administrative decisions, and with the ability to craft rules and ...
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 ...
It also provides other legal services to the poor. According to its mission statement it exists to provide to the poor "free access to courts, judicial and quasi-judicial agencies, by rendering legal services, counselling(sic) and assistance..." [2] It is an attached agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
In the Philippines, the Office of the Ombudsman (Filipino: Tanggapan ng Tanodbayan) [3] is the constitutional body responsible for investigating and prosecuting Philippine government officials accused of crimes, especially graft and corruption.
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC; Filipino: Sangguniang Panghukuman at Pang-abogasya [1]) of the Philippines is a constitutionally-created body that recommends appointees for vacancies that may arise in the composition of the Supreme Court, other lower courts, and the Legal Education Board, and in the offices of the Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman and the Special Prosecutor.
The Supreme Court may designate certain branches of the Regional Trial Courts to handle exclusively criminal cases, juvenile and domestic relations cases, agrarian cases, urban land reform cases that do not fall under the jurisdiction of quasi-judicial bodies and agencies, and/or such other special cases as the Supreme Court may determine in ...
Presidential appointment from the short-list submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council: Authorized by: Republic Act No. 1125 and Republic Act No. 9282: Appeals to: Supreme Court of the Philippines: Appeals from: Regional Trial Courts: Number of positions: 9: Annual budget ₱577.90 million (2020) [1] Website: cta.judiciary.gov.ph: Presiding ...