Author: Jeffrey Damicog
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Guevarra orders probe of radioman’s slaying
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) will look into the killing of a media personality in Pangasinan on Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, assured Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra.
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Robredo camp to question before PET the OSG’s participation in Marcos poll protest
The camp of Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo has vowed to question before the Supreme Court (SC), sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), the participation of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in the election protest of former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
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Marcos accuse Leonen of deliberately delaying resolution of election protest
Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday (Nov. 10) expressed belief that Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen is deliberately delaying the resolution of his election protest against Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo.
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Duterte confronts 40 BI personnel tagged in ‘Pastillas scheme’
Forty Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel implicated in the “Pastillas” money-making racket were confronted by President Duterte Monday night, Nov. 9, and himself handed each of them peso bills that were wrapped to look like the popular Filipino sweet.
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NBI probes latest Bilibid melee
The National Bureau of Investigation has been directed to investigate the latest riot at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City Monday.
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Guevarra: gov’t agencies to be asked to act on corruption complaints received by task force
Government agencies may be asked to act on complaints on corrupt activities received by the Task Force Against Corruption (TFAC), Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Monday, Nov. 9.
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Ex-Palace spox sees heightened US interest on SCS
The United States under President-elect Joe Biden is expected to show heightened interest over the South China Sea, former presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said Monday.
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Retired SC justice sworn in as PHILJA vice chancellor
Retired Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Mariano Del Castillo has been sworn in as the new vice chancellor of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA).
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Pandemic hampers PAO services; only 2.5 million Filipinos served in first half of 2020
Due to the pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Public Attorneys’ Office (PAO) was able to served only around 2.5 million persons during the first half of the year, way below the 13 million Filipinos it served last year.
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3 of 10 Pinoys don’t expect change in quality of life — SWS
Three out of 10 adult Filipinos expect that their personal quality-of-life will remain the same in the next 12 months, the latest survey revealed.
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Members of task force vs corruption not spared from massive probe
Member-agencies in the Task Force Against Corruption (TFAC) won’t be excluded from investigation, assured Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra Friday.
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PH envoy to US sees status quo in Manila-Washington ties whoever wins the election
Status quo will be maintained in Philippine-United States relations whoever wins in the US presidential elections, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez said Friday.
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Report on drug-related deaths to be given to UNHRC on time, Guevarra assures
The inter-agency panel led by the Department of Justice (DOJ) remains committed to deliver in a timely manner its promise to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to release by the end of the month a report concerning the review of over 5,000 anti-illegal drugs operations that resulted to deaths, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Thursday, Nov. 5.
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No dip in number of cases being resolved by DOJ, assures Guevarra
The number of cases being resolved by the National Prosecution Service (NPS) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) will not take a dive despite the additional task of investigating corruption in government, assured Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday, Nov. 5.
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DOJ task force ready to accept corruption complaints from public
The public can now start sending complaints and reports of corruption to the task force led by the Department of Justice (DOJ), said Justice Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar on Thursday, Nov. 5.
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‘Go out there in West PH Sea’, Esperon urges Pinoy fishermen
More Filipino fishermen should go out and fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), urged National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. on Thursday, Nov. 5.
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Makabayan bloc disqualification from next polls ‘possible’, says Esperon
The government is open to the possibility of having party-list organizations belonging to the Makabayan bloc be disqualified for participating in the 2022 elections due to their links to the communist terrorist group, said National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. on Thursday, Nov. 5.
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DOJ assures protection to witnesses with vital information on corrupt activities in gov’t
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday assured those who will be able to provide vital personal knowledge to the mega task force investigating corruption in the government that they will be given security under the Witness Protection Program (WPP).