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Supreme Court
Kataas-taasang Hukuman Korte Suprema
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The facade of the Supreme Court Building at Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila
Presidential appointment from the shortlist of candidates submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council
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Art. VIII, 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
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No fixed term; mandatory retirement upon reaching the age of 70
Number of positions
15
Annual budget
₱38.767 billion (2021)[1]
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Currently
Alexander Gesmundo
Since
April 5, 2021
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The Supreme Court (Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman;[2] colloquially referred to as the Korte Suprema (also used in formal writing), is the highest court in the Philippines. The Supreme Court was established by the Second Philippine Commission on June 11, 1901 through the enactment of its Act No. 136,[3] an Act which abolished the Real Audiencia de Manila, the predecessor of the Supreme Court.[4][5][6]
The Supreme Court compound is located in what was formerly a part of the University of the Philippines Manila campus and They will transfer to Bulacan by 2026 .[7] It occupies the corner of Padre Faura Street and Taft Avenue in Ermita, Manila, with the main building sited directly in front of Philippine General Hospital's cancer institute.
^"Supreme Court Of The Philippines And The Lower Courts" (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. August 26, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino [Names of Government Offices in Filipino] (PDF) (2013 ed.). Commission on the Filipino Language. 2013. p. 66. ISBN 978-971-0197-22-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
^An act providing for the organization of courts in the Philippine Islands (Section 38–39 of Act No. 136, Chapter 2). Second Philippine Commission. June 11, 1901.
^"The Supreme Court | History of the Supreme Court". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
^"A Constitutional History of the Supreme Court of the Philippines". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
^Brion, J. Art. D. (June 13, 2017). "The Supreme Court at center stage". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
^Boncan, Celestina P. (February 6, 2013). "Beginnings: University of the Philippines Manila". University of the Philippines. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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