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                    [Title] => Disbarred lawyer fined for berating court worker
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The Supreme Court has fined a disbarred lawyer for berating a court employee in Butuan City and disobeying orders of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

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The Supreme Court has assigned 15 schools across the country as testing venues for the Bar examinations on Sept. 6, 9 and 13.

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The Supreme Court has dismissed the consolidated petitions challenging the legality of the no-contact apprehension policy in Metro Manila, and lifting the temporary restraining order covering the NCAP in several city governments.

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The Supreme Court (SC) is unlikely to intervene in the attempt by some lawyers associated with Vice President Sara Duterte to have her impeachment trial stopped on questions regarding the election of Sen. Francis Escudero as presiding officer, according to retired Supreme Court associate justice Adolfo Azcuna.

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When does agreement to end a marriage become collusion?

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The Supreme Court has suspended for one year lawyer Jesus Nicardo Falcis III over his use of profanities on social media, stemming from complaints filed against his brother by Kris Aquino.

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The prevalence of political dynasties remains an insult to the 1987 Constitution that explicitly bans them, the Supreme Court declared.

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A clerk of court in Kabacan, North Cotabato has been dismissed from her post after she was found to have falsified her civil service record.

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The Supreme Court has ruled against the appeals from religious and civil leaders that wanted the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to perform a manual count of ballots at the precinct level as it would defeat the purpose of having a law mandating automated elections.

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While the partial report on the investigation into the flood control scandal was made public last week, the appeal for the Senate Blue Ribbon committee to fully disclose its report will continue, according to a lawyer who filed a related petition

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                    [Title] => Disbarred lawyer fined for berating court worker
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The Supreme Court has fined a disbarred lawyer for berating a court employee in Butuan City and disobeying orders of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

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The Supreme Court has assigned 15 schools across the country as testing venues for the Bar examinations on Sept. 6, 9 and 13.

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The Supreme Court has dismissed the consolidated petitions challenging the legality of the no-contact apprehension policy in Metro Manila, and lifting the temporary restraining order covering the NCAP in several city governments.

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The Supreme Court (SC) is unlikely to intervene in the attempt by some lawyers associated with Vice President Sara Duterte to have her impeachment trial stopped on questions regarding the election of Sen. Francis Escudero as presiding officer, according to retired Supreme Court associate justice Adolfo Azcuna.

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When does agreement to end a marriage become collusion?

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The Supreme Court has suspended for one year lawyer Jesus Nicardo Falcis III over his use of profanities on social media, stemming from complaints filed against his brother by Kris Aquino.

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The prevalence of political dynasties remains an insult to the 1987 Constitution that explicitly bans them, the Supreme Court declared.

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A clerk of court in Kabacan, North Cotabato has been dismissed from her post after she was found to have falsified her civil service record.

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The Supreme Court has ruled against the appeals from religious and civil leaders that wanted the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to perform a manual count of ballots at the precinct level as it would defeat the purpose of having a law mandating automated elections.

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While the partial report on the investigation into the flood control scandal was made public last week, the appeal for the Senate Blue Ribbon committee to fully disclose its report will continue, according to a lawyer who filed a related petition

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