Tijam to handle martial law case

The Supreme Court (SC) associate justice who testified against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno will handle the controversial petition that seeks to stop the one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao.

The case filed by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman and several others was raffled off to SC Associate Justice Noel Tijam. The lawmaker asked the high court to issue a issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) or a writ of preliminary injunction to stop the extension of martial law and the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao from January 1 to December 31, 2018.