The Supreme Court, colloquially known in the Philippines as the Korte Suprema, is the highest court in the Philippines. It was established by the Taft Commission on June 11, 1901, through Act No. 136, which abolished the Real Audiencia of Manila, the court's Spanish colonial predecessor. The Supreme Court compound sits on the former grounds of the University of the Philippines Manila campus, at the corner of Padre Faura Street and Taft Avenue in Ermita, Manila, near the Philippine General Hospital's cancer institute.
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When was the Supreme Court of the Philippines established?
June 11, 1901, through Act No. 136.
The current Supreme Court was established on June 11, 1901, by the Taft Commission through Act No. 136, which abolished the Real Audiencia of Manila, its Spanish colonial predecessor.
Where is the Supreme Court of the Philippines located?
Padre Faura Street and Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila.
Its compound is in Ermita, Manila, at the corner of Padre Faura Street and Taft Avenue, on the former grounds of the University of the Philippines Manila campus.
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The Supreme Court compound is located in what was formerly a part of the University of the Philippines Manila campus.
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Introduction
It was established by the Taft Commission on June 11, 1901, through the enactment of Act No. 136, which abolished the Real Audiencia of Manila, the predecessor of the Supreme Court.
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It occupies the corner of Padre Faura Street and Taft Avenue in Ermita, Manila
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is the highest court in the Philippines.
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The Supreme Court (Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman), colloquially referred to as the Korte Suprema (also used in formal writing), is the highest court in the Philippines.
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Maria Lourdes "Meilou" Aranal-Sereno (Tagalog: [sɛˈrɛnɔ]; born Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal; July 2, 1960) is a Filipina lawyer and judge who served as de facto chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2012 until 2018.
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César Fernando Cabrera Bengzon (May 29, 1896, September 3, 1992) was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from April 28, 1961 until May 29, 1966.
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Claudio Ong Teehankee, CCLH (simplified Chinese: 郑建祥; traditional Chinese: 鄭建祥; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tī Kiàn-siông; April 18, 1918 - November 27, 1989) was the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1986 to 1988.
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