The Electric Vehicle Incentives Strategy program (EVIS) being developed by the Board of Investments (BOI) need not mirror or be identical in its entirety to the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. The DOJ’s legal opinion was issued by...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has started preparations for the setting up of a Regional Prosecution Office (RPO) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). DOJ Acting Secretary Fredderick A. Vida said the RPO in CAR will bring swift, accessible justice right to the doorsteps of Cordillera...
Two ranking prosecutors of the Department of Justice (DOJ) have been bestowed the rank of auxiliary commodore by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Senior Assistant State Prosecutors Gilmarie Fe S. Pacamarra and Marmarie P. Satin-Vivas were honored as auxiliary commodore of the PCG Auxiliary (PCGA)...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has upheld a decision dismissing the cyber libel complaint filed by former Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia against her successor Gov. Pamela Baricuatro. The Cebu Provincial Prosecutor’s Officer dismissed the complaints for “lack of prima facie evidence...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto directed 140 newly appointed Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors to keep politics out of their charging decisions, stressing that justice must be free from spin and influence. “You are not here to bring politics into the charging decision. You are not here to...
The Senate has transferred custody of Henry Alcantara, former Bulacan District Engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, DOJ personnel fetched Alcantara from the Senate detention facility....
A proposed measure in the Senate seeks to mandate the reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by Filipino passengers who were deferred or denied boarding due to unjustified and prolonged pre-departure procedures of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Senator Raffy Tulfo, who chairs the Senate...
Department of Justice Undersecretary Jojo Cadiz, who was linked to the flood control anomalies, has resigned, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed on Friday, Dec. 5, that Cadiz has stepped down from his post after he was implicated by...
Senator Imee Marcos, on Thursday, Nov. 13, questioned the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) over what she described as a “specious and suspicious” report regarding an alleged warrant of arrest supposedly issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against...
People opposing the idea of Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro becoming the new Justice Secretary can now rest easy, as she made it clear that she is not keen on applying for the position. Castro made the clarification when sought for reaction to former senator and...
CEBU CITY – Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado has assured local officials and establishment owners within the Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (CHNM) area that he will appeal to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to give them sufficient time to comply with the requirements and address the issues...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, clashed with Department of Justice (DOJ) officials over what he called an “imagined requirement” of restitution in the processing of applicants under the Witness Protection Program (WPP), particularly in reference to the case of the contractors...
