The Duterte administration has not been "soft" in its treatment of law enforcers who are allegedly involved in the killing of illegal drug suspects, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) "On the contrary po ‘no, iyong...
Senators on Thursday welcomed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to review the Duterte government’s infamous war on drugs following indications of foul play and the involvement of policemen. This was after the DOJ announced it will review the 52 cases of summary killings under that happened...
Human rights lawyer and senatorial aspirant Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno wants the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release the entire list of cases related to the government’s war on drugs campaign, or the Oplan Tokhang, that killed tens of thousands of Filipinos. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno...
Vice President Leni Robredo has promised families of extrajudicial killings (EJK) that she and her office will help them in every way they can as she attended the blessing and turnover of the cremated remains of some of the victims. Vice President Leni Robredo attends the blessing and turnover of...
"Insufficient and inconsistent." Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Human rights lawyer and senatorial candidate Chel Diokno slammed the review on the 52 cases of deaths during police anti-narcotics operations in the country, saying it fails to provide the real extent of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now reviewing the draft of the memorandum of agreement t in the conduct of the review and case build-up of the police and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against policemen who may have committed abuses in the rug war of the Duterte administration...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Corrections and other related agencies to prioritize the modernization of the country’s correctional system to address the problem of jail congestion. Dela Rosa, during the Senate Finance Committee’s...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will create a top-level review team that will coordinate with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the case build-up and filing of criminal cases against against policemen who committed abuses and human rights violations in the conduct of the illegal...
Two importers are now facing smuggling complaints for allegedly misdeclaring their shipments of cigarettes and hazardous chemicals in the country in June 2021, the Bureau of Customs disclosed. (Photo courtesy of the BOC) The BOC, through the Bureau's Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS), has filed...
Gabriela Women's Party Representative Arlene Brosas slammed on Tuesday, September 28, what she claimed as a "special treatment" in the drug case against Julian Ongpin, the person of interest in the death of artist Bree Jonson. Mugshot of Julian Ongpin (Philippine National Police photo) Brosas...
President Duterte has vowed before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to make accountable individuals who "acted beyond bounds" in operations connected to the Philippine government's war on illegal drugs. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his speech before the UNGA on Wednesday, Sept 22,...
The Department of Foreign Affair (DFA) will yield to the Justice department when it comes to the acceptance of Afghan nationals who wish to seek refugee status in the Philippines. Afghans gather on a roadside near the military part of the airport in Kabul on August 20, 2021, hoping to flee from the...
