Manila Regional Trial Court

President Rodrigo Duterte has accused Rappler CEO Maria Ressa of being a fraud and threatened to expose her.

Rappler CEO Maria Angelita Ressa and ex-reporter Rey Santos Jr. can still avail of options following their conviction for cyberlibel by a Manila court on Monday, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said.

Communist founder Jose Maria "Joma" Sison and other communist leaders who are facing arrest will enjoy temporary liberty upon their return to the Philippines for the possible resumption of peace talks, Malacañang said on Sunday.

Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman is pushing for amendments to the Revised Penal Code (RPC) to finally repeal what he believed is “archaic” section of the law that penalizes those who offend “religious feelings.”

Taiwan on Wednesday welcomed the Manila Regional Trial Court's (RTC) verdict that found eight Philippine Coast Guard personnel (PCG) guilty of killing Taiwanese fisherman Hong Shi Cheng in a scuffle at the Balintang Channel in 2013.

The Court of Appeals (CA) turned down the petition of former foreign affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay to lift the arrest warrant issued against him by a Manila court.

Malacañang said it respects the decision of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 32 to issue an arrest warrant against Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison and 37 other members of the organization.

In spite of the 15 counts of murder he is facing, former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo will remain free.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into the possible liability of persons helping fugitive drug smuggler Eduardo Acierto, including the source of the leaked information on the impending arrest of the dismissed police official.

The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 46 has turned to motion of Rappler executive editor Maria Ressa and her co-accused seeking to quash the libel case against them.

Alleged customs fixer Mark Ruben Taguba II has been denied bail on Thursday (March 14) by the Manila regional trial court (RTC) over charges concerning the smuggling of P6.4 billion worth shabu in 2017.

Maria Ressa, CEO of the news site Rappler, maintains she’s innocent despite being arrested, detained, and made to post bail for six times in two months.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has expressed confidence no laws were violated when Rappler executive Maria Ressa got arrested last Feb. 13 over cyber libel charges.

Rappler executive editor Maria Ressa has been released from the detention after posting a P100,000 bail.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra assured on Thursday (Feb. 14) that the cyberlibel case against Rappler executive editor Maria Ressa is not meant to silence the popular online news website.

A Manila court hearing the government's petition to declare the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People's Army (CPP-NPA) as terrorist organizations has dropped more than 600 names in the original petition filed by the…

Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison will remain in the list of persons whom the government wants declared as terrorists. Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar has issued a…

State lawyers have formally asked the Manila Regional Trial Court to use Kerwin Espinosa’s driver as key witness in the charges they have filed against the self-confessed drug lord.

Solicitor General Jose Calida has asked Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 42 not to stop the bidding for the country’s third telecommunications player.

The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the 2008 ruling of Court of Appeals on the acquittal of former first lady and now Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos over her dollar salting case where she allegedly stashed millions of dollars in Swiss bank…

Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon said multiple drug charges have been filed against self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa and his co-respondents on Wednesday (July 25).

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the government will not trim down the list of suspected communists whom are sought to be declared as terrorists.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will pursue the petition filed before the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) seeking to declare the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), as terrorist…

Senator Leila de Lima on Friday warned of ​President Dutete's heavy-handed tactics in the country​ following government efforts to declare 600 personalities, including a United Nations (UN) special rapporteur, declared as terrorists.