The Power of Judicial Review in the Philippines (Part 1)

The POWER OF JUDICIAL REVIEW is an aspect of judicial power that allows the Court every opportunity to review, revise, reverse, modify, or affirm on appeal or certiorari, as the law or the Rules of Court may provide, final judgments and orders of lower courts and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack of or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the government.