Could dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo become a state witness against illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs)? That question was posed to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday, Sept. 7, as Guo returns to the Philippines after fleeing from her multiple charges and is...
A Department of Justice (DOJ) official on Wednesday, August 28 admitted there is a possibility that Shiela Guo, dismissed Bamban, Tarlac City Mayor Alice Guo’s sister, can become a state witness in the government’s investigation into the illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, July 4, rejected insinuations that suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo can stand as a state witness and testify about the personalities behind the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). “She cannot because she is not least guilty,”...
A proposed measure that would provide additional benefits, such as free medical check-up and allowances, to people under the government’s Witness Protection Program (WPP) has been filed at the House of Representatives. Witness Protection Program (Image from Department of Justice) The House...
A member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) allegedly involved in the 2001 Lamitan siege and in the 2002 kidnapping of members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses was arrested on Tuesday, May 10, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2. Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Southern Police District...
An automatic leave of absence may be availed by a government worker who will be called as a witness for the prosecution in an administrative or criminal case, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Tuesday, Jan. 11. (CSC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Under Resolution No. 2000897, published on...
I-Witness host Mariz Umali Fear is a normal emotion that can protect you from danger. But letting fear control and dictate your actions can limit your experiences. This Saturday (Oct. 30), I-Witness host Mariz Umali tests her inner strength as she enters an abandoned hospital up in a hill which has...
Join Howie Severino as he looks into the different love stories amid the pandemic in another I-Witness E-Series documentary, “First Love, Last Love: #PagibigSaPandemya” on Saturday (April 24). Tessie and Nonoy recently fell in love again, but he’s in Germany and she’s in Cavite. Like many...
Sandra Aguinaldo This Saturday (April 17) on I-Witness, Sandra Aguinaldo enters the world of hackers. They say there is a secret world in cyberspace where people adept at technology lurk. You don’t see them. You won’t hear them. But they can enter your office and your home through your...
Teenage mothers share their struggles and stories in Kara David's documentary “Nuwebe, Trese, Katorse” this Saturday (February 27) on I-Witness . In a far-flung community in Batangas, Kara meets “Aimee” who got pregnant at the age of nine. For two years now, she takes on the...
