An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines is one of fifteen members of the Supreme Court of the Philippines,the highest court in the Philippines. The chief justice presides over the high court,but carries only one of the 15 votes in the court. Traditionally,the chief justice is deemed primus inter pares among the justices.
Lord Allan Jay Quinto Velasco is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from October 12,2020 to June 2022. He is concurrently serving as the Representative of Marinduque's lone district since 2016,and previously from 2010 to 2013. He previously served as the Marinduque chapter president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines,and Marinduque provincial administrator under Governor Jose Antonio Carrion.
Maria Lourdes "Meilou" Aranal-Sereno is a Filipina lawyer and judge who served as de facto chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2012 until her removal in 2018.
Jose Manuel Tadeo "Chel" Icasiano Diokno is a Filipino lawyer,educator,and human rights advocate. He serves as chairman of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG),the founding dean of the De La Salle University College of Law,and the chairman of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation. He has served as a special counsel of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. He was a candidate for the Senate in 2019 and 2022.
Samuel Reyes Martires is a Filipino lawyer serving as the Ombudsman of the Philippines since 2018. He was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 2017 to 2018.
Noel Gimenez Tijam is a Filipino lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from March 8,2017 to January 5,2019. Prior to his appointment,he was a justice of Court of Appeals from 2003 to 2017.
Proclamation No. 216 was the 2017 proclamation of martial law and suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the whole of Mindanao amid clashes between government forces and Maute group terrorists in Marawi,issued by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on May 23,2017. The state of martial law was extended thrice by Congress at the request of Duterte,citing necessity to quell hostile activities perpetrated by terrorist groups,and ended with the third extension lapsing on December 31,2019.
Kian delos Santos,Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo de Guzman were three teenagers who were killed on August 16 to 18,2017,during the course of the Philippine drug war.
2018 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 2018.
The quo warranto petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno,filed before the Supreme Court of the Philippines,led to the landmark case Republic v. Sereno,which nullified Maria Lourdes Sereno's appointment as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines,finding that she never lawfully held the office due to a lack of integrity for failing to file certain required financial documents. As a result,she was ousted from the Supreme Court as Chief Justice. The Court handed down its ruling on May 11,2018. The case began with a filing before the House of Representatives of an impeachment demand,the accusations in which Solicitor General Jose Calida used as the factual basis for his quo warranto petition.
Rosmari Declaro Carandang is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace then-Justice Teresita de Castro.
Amy Lazaro-Javier is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte replacing Associate Justice Noel Tijam.
Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte replacing Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo.
Mario Villamor Lopez is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Francis Jardeleza.
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.. Accused of cyberlibel,Ressa was found guilty by a Manila Regional Trial Court on June 15,2020.
Priscilla Joson Baltazar-Padilla served as the 188th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 2020. She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Associate Justice Andres Reyes Jr.
Ricardo de Rivera Rosario is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Associate Justice Jose Reyes Jr.
Japar Babay Dimaampao is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He is the second Muslim to be appointed to the High Court after Justice Abdulwahid Bidin.
Antonio Tongio Kho Jr. is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Justice Rosmari Carandang.
