page_title: Supreme Court of the Philippines
section_title: Seat
hierarchical_section_title: Supreme Court of the Philippines / Seat
caption_attribution_description: English: Upload Wizard photos of the - November 4, 2013, (exclusive for Wikipedia, Commons) Landmark, Historical - Supreme Court of the Philippines Eulogies [1] or Necrological service for - Andres Narvasa[2], (retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, 1991–1998 [3] [4] married to Janina Yuseco Ex-Chief Justice Narvasa given full honors at Supreme Court; Chief Justice [5] and Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno[6] delivered Eulogies - responded by the Narvasa family, represented by Atty. Gregorio Narvasa II; Narvasa passed away last October 31, 2013, the 112th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on April 11, 1986; became the 19th Chief Justice of the Philippines from Dec. 1, 1991 to Nov. 30, 1998; his cremated remains will be interred November 8, 2013 at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Shrine Parish Church, New Manila, in Quezon City.[7] - C justices pay tribute to ex-CJ Narvasa November 4, 2013 CJ Narvasa's remains arrive at SC with full honors SC justices pay tribute to ex-CJ Narvasa Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno led other Justices' tribute at the Supreme Court on Monday, November 4.Ex-Chief Justice Narvasa honored in SC - attended by - Lucas Bersamin[8], Bienvenido L. Reyes[9], Mariano del Castillo [10] and Roberto A. Abad[11], Jose Perez, Bernardo P. Pardo[12], among others.SC honors late CJ Narvasa Binays pay tribute to ex-CJ Narvasa Website, Supreme Court of the Philippines (Ret.) Chief Justice Andres Narvasa, 84
context_page_description: The Supreme Court is the highest court in the Philippines. The Supreme Court was established by the Second Philippine Commission on June 11, 1901 through the enactment of its Act No. 136, an Act which abolished the Real Audiencia de Manila, the predecessor of the Supreme Court.
  The Supreme Court Complex, which was formerly a part of the University of the Philippines Manila campus, occupies the corner of Padre Faura Street and Taft Avenue in Manila, with the main building directly in front of the Philippine General Hospital.
context_section_description: The Supreme Court currently meets at the New Supreme Court Building along Padre Faura Street, adjacent to the location of Department of Justice and within the area occupied by the University of the Philippines Manila.
  The Supreme Court first met in 1901 at the Ayuntamiento de Manila in Plaza Roma, Intramuros with the Salas De Sessiones serving as the Session Hall. The Court eventually transferred to the Old Legislative Building together with Philippine Legislature in 1941 under Chief Justice José P. Laurel.
  During World War II, the Court temporarily transferred to Mabini Hall of the Malacañang Palace due to the destruction of  the Old Legislative Building and the Ayuntamiento.
  In 1951, the Court transferred back to the Old Supreme Court Building, originally built as part of the Manila campus of the University of the Philippines. The façade of the Old Supreme Court Building displays the busts of the first nine Chief Justices of the Supreme Court and the statues of Lady Justice and Moses at its entrance. The Court transferred to its current address in 1991, after the Department of Foreign Affairs, which previously occupied the area, transferred to Roxas Boulevard.
  The current building of the Supreme Court was designed by the Filipino architect Antonio Toledo in accordance to the 1905 Burnham Plan of Manila. The four pillars of the façade of the Supreme Court represent the four levels of the hierarchy of the judiciary. The bronze statues of the seated figures of Chief Justices Cayetano Arellano and José Abad Santos are guarding each side of the entrance to the Court. Upon entering the Supreme Court Building, the main lobby, with the logo of the Court, will be found at its center. To the right is the Dignitaries' Lounge and to the left is the Division Hearing Room. The second floor of the building is where the gallery of the portraits of the chief justices and the en banc session hall is located.
  Since 1948, The Supreme Court has held its summer sessions in Baguio during the whole month of April.
  The Court will move to the Supreme Court Building Complex, Fort Bonifacio, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City upon its completion.
caption: The en banc session hall of the Supreme Court.
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