Mahalaga ba ang pagsusulong sa paggamit ng wikang Filipino sa pagsulat ng mga desisyon ng mga hukuman sa Pilipinas? Mas magiging malinaw at mas madaling mauunawaan ba ng nakararaming Pilipino ang mga desisyon kung ang mga ito ay nasusulat sa ating sariling wika?

Pakinggan ang #SupremeCourtPH Podcast kasama si Retiradong Court of Appeals Associate Justice Apolinario D. Bruselas, Jr. Naging Bar Examiner si Justice Bruselas sa Criminal Law (2010 at 2019) at Remedial Law (2013). Siya ay dating nagsilbi bilang Judge ng Regional Trial Court ng Lungsod ng Quezon City, at bilang prosecutor sa Makati City.

Tatalakayin nina Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo at (Ret.) Justice Bruselas, Jr. sa unang bahagi ng dalawang-bahaging serye ang pagsusulong ng Korte Suprema sa paggamit ng wikang Filipino sa mga desisyon nito, tulad sa kasong Sambayanang Pilipinas laban kay GGG269811, G.R. Bilang 269811. Ang Desisyon na ito ay isinulat ni Kasangguning Mahistrado Maria Filomena Singh at inilabas ng Ikatlong Dibisyon ng Korte Suprema noong ika-7 ng Abril, taong 2026.

Where should the line be drawn between news reporting by the media and a fair trial? How should the law balance a journalist’s duty and responsibility to report on matters of public concern against the court’s duty to protect the fairness of judicial proceedings?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Dante B. Gatmaytan, a Member of the Constitutional Law Department of the Philippine Judicial Academy. Atty. Gatmaytan is a professor at the University of the Philippines College of Law where he teaches Constitutional Law, Legal Method, and Local Governments. Before entering the academe, he was a public interest lawyer focusing on environmental and natural resources law, Indigenous People's rights, agrarian reform, and local governance. He also previously served as head of the Information and Publication Division and as director of the Institute for the Administration of Justice of the UP Law Center.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Gatmaytan discuss about press freedom, fair trial, and contempt within the context of the case of ABS-CBN Corp. and Cariño v. Datu Andal Ampatuan, Jr., G.R. No. 227004. This Decision was penned by Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen and promulgated by the Supreme Court En Banc on April 25, 2023.

Does a congressional inquiry into the spread of fake news online violate the right to free speech or is it considered a legitimate fact-finding exercise in aid of legislation?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Dante B. Gatmaytan, a Member of the Constitutional Law Department of the Philippine Judicial Academy. Atty. Gatmaytan is a professor at the University of the Philippines College of Law where he teaches Constitutional Law, Legal Method, and Local Governments. Before entering the academe, he was a public interest lawyer focusing on environmental and natural resources law, Indigenous People's rights, agrarian reform, and local governance. He also previously served as head of the Information and Publication Division of the UP Law Center and as director of the Institute for the Administration of Justice.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Gatmaytan discuss about freedom of speech and legislative inquiries within the context of the case of Ernesto Abines Jr. et al. v. House of Representatives et al., GR No. 278101. This decision was penned by Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier and promulgated by the Supreme Court En Banc on July 8, 2025.

While lenders and borrowers in a loan agreement may adjust stipulated interest rates, how can borrowers determine when interest charges on loans are no longer reasonable and fair?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Reinier Paul R. Yebra, an examiner in Commercial and Taxation Laws during the 2023 Bar examinations. A graduate and class valedictorian of the San Beda University College of Law in 2009, he also topped the Bar Examinations that same year. He served as Undersecretary for Legal Affairs of the Department of Transportation from 2017 to 2024 and as Acting Deputy Director in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas from 2011 to 2017. He is also a law professor and a Bar reviewer.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Yebra discuss loans and their corresponding interest rates within the context of the case of Manila Credit Corp. v. Viroomal, G.R. No. 258526. This Decision was penned by then Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez and promulgated by the Supreme Court Second Division on January 11, 2023.

Should banks be held liable for unauthorized withdrawals from a depositor’s account, particularly those involving substantial amounts, if they fail to exercise the highest degree of diligence required by law?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Reinier Paul R. Yebra, an examiner in Commercial and Taxation Laws during the 2023 Bar examinations. He served as Undersecretary for Legal Affairs of the Department of Transportation from 2017 to 2025 and as Acting Deputy Director in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) from 2011 to 2017. A graduate of the San Beda University College of Law, where he was class valedictorian in 2009, he also topped the Bar Examinations that same year. He teaches commercial law and has authored various publications on the BSP, microfinancing, and special banking laws.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Yebra discuss unauthorized bank withdrawals, as well as banking rules and unsanctioned transactions within the context of the case of Banco de Oro Universal Bank, Inc. v. Seastres, G.R. No. 257151. This Decision was penned by Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa and promulgated by the Supreme Court Third Division on February 13, 2023.

With the Judiciary’s latest reforms and renewed ethical commitment by Judiciary, how does the 2025 Code of Judicial Conduct and Accountability balance judges’ and justices’ personal freedom with the responsibility to uphold integrity and maintain public trust in today’s era of social media, artificial intelligence, and heightened public scrutiny?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Joan S. Largo, a Member of the Judicial and Philosophy Department of the Philippine Judicial Academy and of the Supreme Court Technical Working Group that drafted The 2025 Code of Judicial Conduct and Accountability. She served as the Bar Examiner in Remedial Law in the 2020/21 Bar Examinations and in Civil Law for the 2023 Bar Examinations. She is currently the Vice President for Administration of the University San Carlos and the long-serving former dean of USC’s School of Law and Governance in Cebu. She is the first woman to serve as USC’s Vice President.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Largo discuss the 2025 Code of Judicial Conduct and Accountability, the updated version of the 2004 Code of Judicial Conduct, which governs the conduct of all Justices and judges.

In a contracting arrangement, how do we determine who the true employer is?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Marlon J. Manuel, a Labor Law examiner for the 2022 Bar Examinations and a faculty member of the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) School of Law, teaching Labor Law. He is also a Bar Review and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education lecturer at AdMU and previously served as Coordinator of the Alternative Law Groups from 2008-2017.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Manuel discuss contracting agreements within the context of the case of Delera and Quiling v. Philippine Foremost Milling, Corp., Amigo Logistics Corp., MMA Competent Manpower & General Services, Inc., G.R. No. 258481. This Decision was promulgated by the Supreme Court Third Division on November 10, 2025.

In the context of media workers, how does the Court determine whether workers are regular employees or independent contractors? Can workers engaged under Talent Agreements still be considered regular employees?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Marlon J. Manuel, a Labor Law examiner for the 2022 Bar Examinations and a faculty member of the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) School of Law, teaching Labor Law. He is also a Bar Review and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education lecturer at AdMU and previously served as Coordinator of the Alternative Law Groups from 2008-2017.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Manuel discuss regular employees, independent contractors, and talent agreements within the context of the consolidated cases of GMA Network, Inc v. Cabaluna, G.R. No. 250673, and GMA Network, Inc. v. Cabaluna, et al., G.R. No. 254711. This resolution was promulgated by the Court’s Third Division on July 16, 2025.

Does entitlement to overtime pay extend to security guards under a ‘broken period’ scheme when their designated rest intervals are too brief to allow practical personal use?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Evelyn (Leo) D. Battad, a member of the Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Department of the Philippine Judicial Academy. She also teaches the same subject at the University of the Philippines Graduate School of Law. A human rights advocate, Attorney Battad is also an associate professor at the UP College of Law, where she teaches labor and social legislation, among others.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Battad discuss the payment of overtime wages within the context of the case of Lorenzo D. Cambila Jr. and Albajar S. Samad v. Seabren Security Agency and Elizabeth S. Dureza, G.R. No. 261716. This Decision was penned by Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting and promulgated by the Supreme Court Third Division on October 21, 2024.

What are the effects of accepting a formal job offer? Does an employer-employee relationship commence once a formal job offer is accepted and signed?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. E. (Leo) D. Battad, a member of the Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Department of the Philippine Judicial Academy. She also teaches the same subject at the University of the Philippines Graduate School of Law. A human rights advocate, Attorney Battad is also an associate professor at the UP College of Law, where she teaches labor and social legislation, among others.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Atty. Battad discuss what happens when a job offer is accepted, and the implications for employer-employee relationship within the context of the case of Paolo Aragones v. Alltech Biotechnology Corporation, et al., GR No. 251736. This decision was penned by Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa and promulgated by the Supreme Court Third Division on April 2, 2025.