The SC introduced key reforms to expand access to videoconferencing, particularly for digitally disadvantaged individuals, and to enable wider participation by individuals abroad.
The Supreme Court (SC) has held that bank deposits remain confidential, but the Cybercrime Prevention Act allows disclosure of certain information for cybercrime investigations.
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the legality of a congressional inquiry into online misinformation, ruling that inviting vloggers to a congressional hearing did not infringe on their constitutional right to free speech.
The Supreme Court (SC) highlighted its sweeping digital justice initiatives and artificial intelligence (AI) governance efforts at the Convention for the Creation of a Digital Framework for the Social Progress of the Philippines held at the Universidad de Granada in Spain.
The Supreme Court (SC) celebrated three years of its Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations 2022–2027 (SPJI) by highlighting the judiciary’s most ambitious wave of technological modernization yet — from AI-driven research tools and blockchain-secured document systems to nationwide e-payment integration and the rollout of digital court platforms.
Southeast Asian courts are scrambling to catch up with the rapid rise of cybercrime and artificial intelligence (AI), with Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Jose Midas P. Marquez warning that justice systems risk being outpaced by technology if they do not adapt.
The project seeks to integrate electronic systems into court operations, which includes tools for verifying case details and managing court records. It also plans to turn paper records into digital files.
Starting July 1, 2025, the Supreme Court (SC) will begin transitioning to electronic filing (eFiling) for certain petitions and motions through the eCourt PH app, which is available on the Philippine Judiciary Platform (PJP), a unified online portal for court services.
