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Peter Gerard Scully (born 13 January 1963) is an Australian convicted murderer and child rapist who is imprisoned for life in the Philippines after being convicted of one count of human trafficking and five counts of rape by sexual assault of children. [2] Scully was sentenced to life imprisonment in June 2018.
Constitution of the Philippines (1987).—Article III Section 4. People of the Philippines v. Santos, Ressa and Rappler (R-MNL-19-01141-CR), also known as the Maria Ressa cyberlibel case, is a high-profile criminal case in the Philippines, lodged against Maria Ressa, co-owner and CEO of Rappler Inc.. [2] Accused of cyberlibel, Ressa was found ...
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 Philippines' Department of Justice acknowledged the country's extradition treaty with the U.S. but said in a statement on Monday that Quiboloy will first face trial and serve any sentence in ...
The current main building of the Supreme Court was designed by the Filipino architect Antonio Toledo in accordance with the 1905 Burnham Plan of Manila. It originally housed the library of the University of the Philippines Manila. The four pillars at the façade represent the four levels of the hierarchy of the judiciary.
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 which 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 ...
The U.S. Supreme Court building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S. Credit - Al Drago/Bloomberg. T he U.S. Supreme Court returns to the bench on Oct. 7 to start a new term that includes cases on ...
Vizconde murders. The Vizconde murder case, colloquially known as the Vizconde massacre, was the multiple homicide of members of the Vizconde family on June 30, 1991, at their residence at 80 Vinzons Street, Banco Filipino Homes – Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. [2][3] Estrellita Vizconde, 49, suffered thirteen stab wounds; Carmela ...