Tag: Philippine Supreme Court
Climate justice group slams Supreme Court ruling voiding local mining ban
PMCJ condemns Supreme Court ruling voiding Occidental Mindoro’s mining ban, warning it undermines local autonomy and climate justice
Religious leaders slam Philippine Court for blocking VP Duterte impeachment
The ruling triggered renewed calls from Church leaders for moral resistance, warning against silence in the face of political impunity
Philippine church reaffirms environmental stand as court voids local mining ban
After a court setback, Mindoro’s defenders—priests, politicians, and people—renew their stand to protect land and life
‘Dangerous precedent’: Philippine groups condemn Supreme Court ruling on Occidental Mindoro...
The decision reflects a long-standing bias in national policy in favor of corporate interests at the expense of communities and ecosystems
Christian youth group lauds High Court’s decision on ‘red-tagging’
Red-tagging practices, including "vilification, labeling, and guilt by association," threaten a person's right to life, liberty, or security
Groups praise SC’s protective writs to 2 environmental activists
The Supreme Court said that the activists had established that there were violations or threats to their “life, liberty, and security.”
SC issues writ of kalikasan against DENR, mining firms in Palawan
The writ of kalikasan is a legal remedy designed for the protection of one’s constitutional right to a healthy environment
Philippines top court orders re-arrest of suspect in activist killing
Reyes and his brother Mario, who was also implicated in Ortega's murder, went missing in 2012 after an arrest warrant was issued against them
Green groups score victory against mining in central Philippines
A writ of kalikasan is a legal remedy designed for the protection of one's constitutional right to a healthy environment
Philippines court disbars Marcos adviser over ‘misogynistic’ outburst
The Supreme Court voted unanimously to disbar Gadon over his "misogynistic, sexist, abusive and repeated intemperate language"
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