MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 14 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC: Locally-funded Employees Not Under Court Discipline Without Approved Detail, But May Be Cited for Contempt September 14, 2026 The Supreme Court (SC) has clarified that it cannot discipline a local government employee whose assignment to lower courts it had not approved. However, such an employee may still be cited for contempt. In a Decision written by Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh, the SC's Third Division dir more PR