Here’s the latest from the Supreme Court of the Philippines, February 20, 2026

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• SC: Similar nickname alone does not make Ilocos Sur rep candidate a nuisance bet • SC clarifies rule on voluntary surrender as mitigating circumstance in criminal cases • JSCC launches 2nd set of Tri-City Justice Zones to combat sexual abuse of children • SC joins global call to end violence against women Full text of G.R. No. 277514 (Savellano v. Singson and COMELEC): https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/?p=160665 Full text of G.R. No. 258592 (Loza v. People): https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/?p=160836 #SupremeCourtPH #SCphUpdates