As chief architect of the country's foreign policy, President Marcos should be the one to decide whether the Philippines should rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Wednesday, March 19. With respect to international...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Tuesday, March 18, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has been tasked to represent the government before the Supreme Court (SC) in the three habeas corpus petitions filed on the case of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte. Remulla said the DOJ's...
A man who had victimized over 100 children for online sexual exploitation had been convicted by a Nueva Vizcaya court and sentenced to at least 60 years in jail, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) said. In a statement, the IACAT said that Nueva Vizcaya Regional Trial Court (RTC)...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) assured the International Criminal Court (ICC) that the rights of former president Rodrigo R. Duterte were upheld during his arrest in the Philippines. DOJ Undersecretary Nicholas Felix L. Ty said on Friday, March 14, during an interview with Ted Failon on True...
The procedure used in the arrest of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte last March 11 will also be used in the arrest of other Filipinos who may be subjected to arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Felix L. Ty said on Thursday, March 13....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, March 13, said it will run after law enforcers who committed abuses during the illegal drugs war of then president Rodrigo R. Duterte. “We will continue to work,” declared DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV during an interview on...
The Philippine government is compelled under its own law to turn over former president Rodrigo R. Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday, March 12. DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV said the turnover of Duterte to the...
Due process was observed when authorities arrested former president Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday, March 11, the Department of Justice (DOJ) assured. Prosecutor General Richard Anthony D. Fadullon said “we observed due process by reading him his rights and ensuring that the dignity of the former...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero urged government officials to conduct a thorough cleansing and reform within the country’s airports to improve the Philippine’s image to visitors here and abroad. Escudero made the call following the dismissal of the security personnel...
The Philippine government has told the United Nations (UN) that there has been a drop in illegal drugs use in the country during the administration of President Marcos. During the 68th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in Vienna, Austria, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla...
President Marcos has the last say whether the Philippine government should implement or not arrest warrants against Filipinos from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday, March 10. DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV pointed this...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Monday, March 3, he will go again to Timor-Leste to follow up the extradition of expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo A. Teves Jr. Remulla said the High Court of Timor-Leste has yet to rule on the appeal of Teves to...
