This edition includes the latest Supreme Court issuances up to 2012. Notably, this edition also contains the new rules issued by the Supreme Court such as the Writ of Kalikasan, Writ of Habeas Data, and Writ of Amparo. In addition, the Court also issued guidelines for litigation in a pilot area, guidelines for the conduct of pre-trial and use of deposition and other discovery measures, and amendments to Rules 41, 45, 58, and 65.
Laureate, Magsaysay Award (Asian Nobel Prize) for government service. Cited for “bold and moral leadership in cleaning up a graft-ridden government agency.” Named one of The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World by Australian magazine. Listed in the United Nations Roster of Eminent and Qualified Experts for international law.