Supreme Court Ph Podcast

When a pregnant employee is reassigned to another location, what are the boundaries of an employer’s management prerogative? When do such actions constitute constructive dismissal or pregnancy-based discrimination?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Maria Theresa V. Mendoza-Arcega, Vice President of the International Association of Women Judges.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Justice Arcega explore these issues and discuss the rights of women in the workplace within the context of the case of Paulino v. Sutherland Global Services, Inc.-Clark, G. R. No. 262564. This decision was penned by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting and decided by the Supreme Court Third Division on August 6, 2025.

Does Republic Act No. 9262, the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act, extend protection to women in lesbian relationships?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Maria Theresa V. Mendoza-Arcega, Vice President of the International Association of Women Judges.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Justice Arcega talk about Republic Act No. 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against
Women and Their Children Act within the context of the case of Jacinto v. Fouts, G. R. No. 250627. This resolution was penned by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting and decided by the Supreme Court Third Division on December 7, 2022.

How has the Supreme Court's interpretation of psychological incapacity evolved over time, and what does this evolution reveal about the Court's continuing effort to balance the protection of marriage with the realities of marital breakdown?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Ma. Soledad Deriquito-Mawis, Member of the Philippine Judicial Academy Department of Civil Law, and Dean of the College of Law of Lyceum of the Philippines University.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Dean Mawis talk about the evolution of the Philippine Supreme Court's interpretation of psychological incapacity within the context of the case of Rosanna L. Tan-Andal v. Mario Victor M. Andal, GR No. 196359. This decision was penned by Senior Associate Justice Marvic M. V. F. Leonen and decided by the Supreme Court En Banc on May 11, 2021.

What is the effect of a declaration of nullity of marriage on the legitimated status of a child? Do children born before a marriage that is later annulled or declared void remain legitimate, or does their status revert to illegitimacy?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Ma. Soledad Deriquito-Mawis, Member of the Philippine Judicial Academy Department of Civil Law, and Dean of the College of Law of Lyceum of the Philippines University.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Dean Mawis talk about annulment and declaration of nullity of marriage, including their differences and effects on the legitimacy of children, within the context of the case of Republic of the Philippines v. Linney Jean L. Tangarorang and Ramer R. Tangarorang, G.R. No. 272006, penned by Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez and decided by the Supreme Court Second Division on February 5, 2025.

When is a tax payment considered wrongfully or illegally collected? When does the two-year period start for claiming a tax refund?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Court of Tax Appeals Associate Justice Marian Ivy F. Reyes-Fajardo, 2024 Bar Examiner for Commercial and Taxation Law.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Justice Fajardo talk about claiming tax refunds within the context of the case of Melco Resorts Leisure Corporation v. Commission of Internal Revenue, GR No. 271261, penned by Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, and decided by the Supreme Court First Division on April 2, 2025.