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The government and the Chinese petitioners, led by the owner of Firestone Ceramics Inc., want the 15 members of the SC to reverse their five colleagues’ Sept. 1999 unanimous decision to award the property to the heirs of Lorenzo Gana and Juliana Carlos. 


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Retired Supreme Court Justice Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera will head the
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two legal luminaries for a probe on the embarrassing incidents involving the
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The Supreme Court has twice postponed the release of the results of the
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Reliable sources revealed the justices met at 9 a.m. last Thursday, only to
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JUSTICE FIDEL PURISIMA

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controversial 1999 committee on Bar examinations.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera will head the
investigating panel, with two other retired justices, Camilo Quiason and Jose
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two legal luminaries for a probe on the embarrassing incidents involving the
1999 Bar committee.

Fourteen justices will be deciding on whether to grant the request of former
Senate President Jovito Salonga and former Justice Minister Sedfrey
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three others, from the list of new lawyers who will take their oath on May 3,
for failing to comply with certain bar requirements, a highly reliable court
insider said yesterday.

The source said the 14 Supreme Court justices were "unanimous" in their initial
deliberations last Tuesday in Baguio City to "disqualify" Mark Anthony Purisima
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Controversial justice retires sans fanfare

By Delon Porcalla | October 27, 2000 - 12:00am

Almost a year after the Supreme Court reprimanded him for failing to disclose that a nephew took the Bar examination, Justice Fidel Purisima will be stepping down.

Headlines

SC to tackle land dispute

October 16, 2000 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court (SC) will hold a crucial meeting this week to decide on whether to overturn the decision of its third division regarding the ownership of a large property in Las Piñas being claimed by Mariano...

Metro

SC okays probe of Purisima

By Delon Porcalla | May 4, 2000 - 12:00am

Fourteen justices of the Supreme Court have approved a formal investigation of their beleaguered colleague, Justice Fidel Purisima, over his handling of the controversial 1999 committee on Bar examinations. Retired...

Headlines

Purisima's fate known today

By Delon Porcalla | May 2, 2000 - 12:00am

The fate of beleaguered Supreme Court (SC) Justice Fidel Purisima will be known today when the tribunal resumes en banc deliberations on the request of two legal luminaries for a probe on the embarrassing incidents...

Headlines

SC to exclude Purisima kin from oath-takers - source

By Delon Porcalla | April 13, 2000 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court is set to exclude Justice Fidel Purisima's nephew, along with three others, from the list of new lawyers who will take their oath on May 3, for failing to comply with certain bar requirements,...

Headlines

Bar results withheld for second day

By Delon Porcalla | March 18, 2000 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court has twice postponed the release of the results of the September 1999 bar examinations after 14 of the 15 justices could not come up with a final decision on the test's passing percentage. Reliable...

Headlines