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Jan. 5 Fred Ruiz Castro is appointed Chief Justice in 1976

Jan. 12 Abdulwahid A. Bidin is the first Muslim appointed
Justice of the Supreme Court in 1987

Jan. 17 President Ferdinand E. Marcos lifts Martial Law
in 1981

Jan. 21 The Malolos Constitution is proclaimed and the
First Philippine Republic is established in 1899

Jan. 24 A royal order confirms the royal decree of May 29,
1885 separating judicial and executive powers in 1887

Jan. 26 Jose Y. Yulo is appointed Chief Justice in 1942

Jan. 30 The Audiencia Territorial de Manila with Cayetano
S. Arellano as President replaces the Real
Audiencia in 1899

 
 
 
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Jan. 25-26
Feb. 22-23
Seminar-Workshop on the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Gender Sensitivity, and the Courts
Training Room, SC Centennial Building

Feb. 2
Judge-to-Judge Dialogue on “Case Delay: Problems
and Solutions”
Garden Orchid Hotel, Zamboanga City, 8am-5pm

Feb. 23-24
Mar. 3-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, and 30-31
PHILJA’s 12th Pre-Judicature Program
Training Room, Centennial Buildin

 
 
 
 
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CourtNews January 2007
Chief Justice Puno lays down judicial philosophy
By Janice May R. Erni
THE PEACE AND prosperity of the people ultimately depends on the people themselves. Thus in resolving highly political cases, there is room for both judicial activism and judicial
restraint.
     So said Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno who virtually laid down his judicial philosophy when he gave his response during the testimonial given in his honor by the University of the Philippines and the UP College of Law on January 12 in UP Diliman, Quezon City.
     “Then and now, but now more than ever, our people are buffeted by cycles of crisis and they look up to the Supreme Court to lead them away from their burdens. They consider the Supreme Court as the repository of remedies of nearly all their problems ostensibly because the Court has been transformed by the 1987 Constitution... more


UP’s Pride. Chief Justice Puno receives the plaque of recognition given by the UP College of Law from Dean Salvador A. Carlota (right), and Associate Dean Patricia Salvador-Daway. The plaque was in recognition of his “distinguished scholarship and learned pursuits which marked his entire career in government” and “his intellectual depth, unquestionable integrity, and dedicated service to the judicial and executive branches of government.”
Articles This Month
• Disbarment cases against retired CJ Davide junked
• CJ Puno calls for prompt release of additional retirement benefits for justices, judges
• Four new CA Justices
• SC to Sandiganbayan: Resolve with dispatch disputed SMC shares ownership
• Changing of the guard at CA Clerk of Court
• Graft raps against Herminio Disini et al. reinstated
• CJ Puno, metro judges vow speedy resolution of CICL cases
• Retirement Honors for SC PIO Chief and Court News Adviser
 
   
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