A Department of Justice (DOJ) panel of prosecutors on Thursday, Sept. 12, concluded the hearings on the rape complaint filed by actor Sandro Muhlach, the son of former child star Nino Muhlach. Charged by Sandro in the Aug. 19 complaint were Jojo Mones and Richard Cruz, independent contractors of...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday, Sept. 12, it will investigate the reported mass graves of alleged murder victims at the raided Lucky South 99, a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in Porac, Pampanga. “It is a very serious matter that we cannot take for granted,” DOJ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved the filing in court of qualified human trafficking and kidnap for ransom cases against two Chinese workers arrested during a raid of Lucky South 99, a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in Porac, Pampanga. In a 14-page resolution dated Aug....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will ask the Quezon City regional trial court (RTC) to set the arraignment of former Palawan governor Joel T. Reyes for murder in connection with the 2011 killing of broadcaster Gerry Ortega in Puerto Princesa City. Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Richard Anthony D....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to transfer from the Davao City Prosecutor’s Office to its main office in Manila the complaints filed by former President Rodrigo R. Duterte against those involved in the police operations that led to the arrest of Apollo C. Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom...
The government is willing to provide protection to former Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog who recently returned to the country after seeking asylum in the United States for being named in the drug watchlist of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will ask the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) for the continued detention of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo C. Quiboloy at the Custodial Center of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Camp Crame, Quezon City. “We are in discussions with...
Citing possible espionage efforts by another country in the Philippines, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Wednesday, Sept. 11, stressed the need for a full-blown investigation over the problem of aliens illegally acquiring Philippine documents including passports. “Simula pa...
A qualified trafficking in persons complaint was filed against Katherine Cassandra Li Ong, representative of a Philippine OffShore Gaming Operator (POGO) that was raided in Porac, Pampanga, and 53 other persons before the Department of Justice on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The complaint was filed by the...
With President Marcos' removal of Norman Tansingco as commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration (BI), Deputy Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado has been designated by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla as the bureau's officer-in-charge (OIC). "It is essential that we assure our people that...
The graft case of dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo before the Tarlac regional trial court (RTC) should have been filed before the Sandiganbayan, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Monday, Sept. 9. The Tarlac RTC based in Capas has issued an arrest order against Guo based...
Expelled Negros Oriental congressman and fugitive Arnolfo "Arnie" A. Teves Jr. is expected to be back in the Philippines from Timor-Leste this month, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Monday, Sept. 9. Instead of a private plane that brought him to Timor-Leste, Teves will return to...
