​THE Supreme Court’s year-end report said it has resolved a total of 3,735 cases, with a disposition rate of 19 percent for judicial matters and 27 percent for Bar and administrative concerns. ​The report noted that caseload management unfolded alongside a push for digital modernization. Among key reforms are the Court-mandated electronic filing for petitions concerning the annulment of marriage and initiated pilot e-filing for other motions via the eCourt PH application. It also formally adopted electronic and regionalized Bar examinations and approved the pioneering Rules on Electronic Notarization. ​In rulings that defined fundamental rights, the Court affirmed the writ of amparo as a critical safeguard, emphasizing that enforced disappearances demand serious investigation. It also upheld murder convictions against three police officers in the killing of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos, declaring that “the performance of duties does not include murder.” Other decisions reinforced due process, leading to acquittals in drug and gun-ban cases due to procedural lapses in evidence handling. ​Electoral law saw significant clarification as the Court abandoned prior doctrine to rule that votes for a disqualified nuisance candidate become stray votes. It also found that the Commission on Elections violated a candidate’s right to speedy disposition through unreasonable delay, while dismissing a disqualification case on the grounds that only a court conviction can bar candidacy. ​On accountability, the Court sustained graft convictions against former local officials and established that wealth disproportionate to a public officer’s lawful income is presumed ill-gotten, even if held under another name. It also ruled that ex officio members of government corporate boards are ineligible for additional compensation. ​Social and family law rulings included the permanent protection of P60 billion in PhilHealth funds to uphold the public’s right to health, and a finding that transferring a pregnant employee constitutes constructive dismissal. The Court also clarified psychological incapacity as a ground for annulment and upheld mandatory Social Security System coverage for overseas Filipino workers. ​In commercial and tax law, the Court clarified that the state’s share in the Malampaya gas project includes contractors’ income taxes, nullified bank foreclosures due to unfair lending practices and delineated prescriptive periods for value-added tax refund claims. ​The judiciary’s disciplinary authority remained active, resulting in the dismissal and disbarment of a judge for murder and the disbarment of several lawyers for misappropriating client funds and neglecting cases. A court clerk was also dismissed for soliciting money from a litigant.