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JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
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                    [ArticleID] => 1872486
                    [Title] => Bersamin asserts judicial independence as new chief justice
                    [Summary] => Newly appointed Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Wednesday asserted judicial independence as he takes the helm of the Judiciary.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-11-28 18:01:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805248
                    [AuthorName] => Kristine Joy Patag
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/cj-bersamin-press-con_2018-11-28_17-55-06933_thumbnail.jpg
                )

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                    [ArticleID] => 1853022
                    [Title] => RTC judges’ courage to rouse SC justices?
                    [Summary] => AS in a reversal of roles, the justices of the Supreme Court appear being reminded of judicial independence and courage by their juniors handling sensitive cases in such Regional Trial Courts as in Bulacan and Makati.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-09-20 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136322
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804858
                    [AuthorName] => Federico D. Pascual Jr.
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
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                    [ArticleID] => 1809464
                    [Title] => Sereno to law students: 'Oppose one-man rule'
                    [Summary] => Lawyers should do their part in stopping “one-man rule” by actively protesting efforts to undermine judicial independence and stifle dissent, Chief Justice-on-leave Maria Lourdes Sereno told a gathering of law students yesterday.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-04-26 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1703116
                    [AuthorName] => Robertzon Ramirez
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/gen4-chief-justice-lourdes-sereno_2018-04-25_21-28-14314_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1362139
                    [Title] => Martsa para sa batas
                    [Summary] => 

NAGTIPUN-TIPON noong Lunes ang mga samahan ng abogadong nais mapabilang sa dumaraming sumisigaw laban sa administrasyon ni P-Noy.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135410 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805107 [AuthorName] => Ernesto P. Maceda Jr. [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1166351 [Title] => Lessons from the past [Summary] =>

 A decade ago on October 24, a text circulated to about 20 recipients resulted in what became known as the Citizens for Judicial Independence.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135367 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1322993 [AuthorName] => Fr. Carmelo Diola [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 734012 [Title] => Manila court employees join protest vs budget cut [Summary] =>

Court employees in Manila, together with members of different judicial employees association yesterday held a rally at the parking lot of the Manila metropolitan trial court in protest of the proposed cut in the budget of the judiciary in 2012.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 229186 [Title] => There are enough judges for regional courts — Davide [Summary] => CEBU — The appointment of Cebu judges to the Court of Appeals will not weaken the present force of judges in the regional trial court.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. made this statement yesterday as he met with the press here after a thanksgiving Mass was celebrated for him.

Davide has looked at the applications of seven Cebu judges to the appellate court with favor and dispelled concerns that the courts will be vacated once the judges are promoted. He assured the press that the High Tribunal can easily fill up the vacancies.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 227488 [Title] => Close to 23,000 signatures back Davide in Cebu [Summary] => As of 5 p.m. yesterday, close to 23,000 signatures of Cebuanos were gathered in support of Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.

"This is no longer a middle class phenomenon considering that the signatures gathered come from different sectors and classes of society," said Fr. Carmelo Diola, one of the convenors of the Citizens for Judicial Independence (CJI), the organizer of the signature campaign. Some 20,000 more are expected to affix their signatures today.

The signatures were gathered since Nov. 6 and will be brought to Manila and submitted to Congress.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 226616 [Title] => Pro-Davide group seeks student support [Summary] => CEBU CITY — The Citizens for Judicial Independence (CJI), a group that strongly condemns the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. is set to intensify its advocacy by gathering support from the different schools in the city.

Regional Trial Court Judge Gabriel Ingles, one of the convenors of the group, said they will conduct an information drive in different schools here starting this week to inform students of the real issue behind the impeachment move.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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