Dateline Kamuning: State lawyers appeared before the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday to resume the defense of the non-contact apprehension policy (NCAP), which was issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) last year Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, on behalf of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), urged the SC to restore the NCAP and affirm the policy of going after the registered owner of a vehicle caught in camera violating the laws. Guevarra said it is an opportunity to expand the principles first adopted in a 1952 case (Erezo v. Jepte), which holds the registered owner of a vehicle liable for injuries sustained in accidents, aside from the person actually operating the vehicle. Guevarra explained that under the 1952 precedent, there is a "disputable presumption" in accidents to hold the registered vehicle owner "with more reason that presumption (should be applied in cases) of mere violation of rules and re...

  Dateline Kamuning President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. hopes   the Court of Appeals (CA) will reconsider its issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) suspending the implementation of the South Premier Power Corp. (SPPC) Power Supply Agreement (PSA) with the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco). “The implementation of the PSA between Meralco and San Miguel, it is unfortunate that this has happened, it will cause further dislocations and possible price increase for power,” President Marcos said over the weekend, noting the TRO is against the PSA. “We hope that the CA will reconsider. And include in their deliberations the extremely deleterious effect this will have on power prices for ordinary Filipinos, ” Marcos said.   The Fourteenth Division of the CA issued the TRO in favor of SPPC, a San Miguel subsidiary, with a 60-day effectivity from service on the respondents. The SPPC filed a petition hoping the CA will grant the rate petition “without prejudice to any ...