Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla vowed to "strengthen the legal framework that protects human rights" in the country. Remulla's assurance was made during an event held by the Philippine Human Rights Commission (PCHR) in Makati City. “We will review and update legislations where...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that foreigners may secure seats in the boards of directors of Philippine corporations with foreign equity and engaged in public utilities and in partially-nationalized activity based only on their “actual” and “allowable” shares. In a legal opinion...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Thursday, Oct. 5, vowed to run after the leaders and members of the alleged cult in Surigao del Norte, the Socorro Bayanihan Services, Inc. (SBSI), should they be found to have committed crimes. In a statement, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said that...
The Philippine government can remove the floating barriers that were put up by the Chinese coast guard in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and have been preventing Filipino fishing vessels in the enclosed areas, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Monday, Sept. 25....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have joined forces to fight vote buying and vote selling not only in the coming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30 but also in future elections. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C....
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said he will meet with the officials of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) and other lawyers to discuss the strategy in the legal options that will be taken by the government against China on the destruction of coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to look into the contents of the mobile phones seized from six arrested persons who have been charged in court in the reported disappearance of cockfight enthusiasts or “sabungeros,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday, Sept. 22. “Ang...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has formed a panel of prosecutors to conduct the preliminary investigation of the complaints filed against 13 alleged leaders and members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services, Inc. (Bayanihan), a reported religious cult in Surigao del Norte. “Meron na tayong panel of...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to mobilize a technical working group (TWG) to secure the statements of minors who were reportedly abused by the Socorro Bayanihan Services, an alleged cult in Surigao del Norte. “We are forming a TWG composed of DOJ and DSWD (Department of Social Welfare...
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) on Wednesday, Sept. 20, expressed its dismay over the lack of cooperation from companies running messaging applications in helping the government's fight against human trafficking. Justice Undersecretary Nicholas L. Ty, the Department of...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will recommend to Malacanang the filing before the international tribunals of cases against China for harvesting and destroying coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “Pag-uusapan namin yan ni Executive Secretary (We will talk with Executive Secretary Lucas...
Thirteen members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services in Surigao del Norte face a criminal complaint before the provincial prosecutor’s office for the alleged sexual abuse committed against minors, the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Tuesday, Sept. 19. “June 1 pa lang may sampung tao...
