Re-electionist Senator Leila M. de Lima has asked Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra to review the ‘’trumped-up’’ drug cases filed against her by the Department of Justice (DOJ) following witness’s retraction of testimony against her in relation to illegal drugs. In a letter addressed to...
Malacañang said the Department of Justice's move to endorse 250 cases of drug war deaths for investigation does not reinforce the allegations of human rights violations in President Duterte's war on drugs. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Instead, it shows that the country has a mechanism for...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Saturday built another wall on a road leading to a Department of Justice (DOJ) housing project inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Bgy. Poblacion, Muntinlupa. This was after residents tore down the first one that it erected on Friday night. The new wall built...
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...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed on Thursday, Oct. 7, to continue to cooperate with the investigation on drug war-related deaths as it welcomed the initiative of the Department of Justice in drafting a memorandum of agreement in the conduct of the joint investigation with the National...
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...
President Duterte is pushing for the dismissal of the immigration personnel implicated in the alleged "pastillas" money-making racket after learning they were merely suspended from office. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 26, 2021....
The Philippines and the United Nations (UN) have launched a joint program that outlines mechanisms that aim to strengthen the country's institution and support its continued fulfillment of international human rights obligations, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. L-R: United Nations...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday, June 1, signed a joint memorandum circular with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Philippine National Police (PNP) to clarify the guidelines on the implementation of COVID-19 safety measures and the liabilities of violators...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, May 30, was all praises to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar for opening for review of at least 61 cases in the bloody war on drugs, which began during President Duterte’s term. “Parang si (It’s like) General Eleazar (is)...
The guidelines for the arrest of violators of COVID-19 protocols are expected to be released on May 31, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Saturday, May 29. DILG Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya (Photo courtesy of DILG) DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson...
CEBU CITY – Two Cabinet secretaries are reportedly mulling legal action against Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia for her supposed defiance of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) protocol involving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs). The Cebu governor on Tuesday...
