The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) on Thursday, Aug. 22, launched its barangay (village) information drive in Antipolo City "to empower and engage communities to join the fight against human trafficking." The IACAT, led by the Department of Justice (DOJ), said the...
Bulacan Provincial Prosecutor Ramoncito Ocampo on Tuesday, August 20, said that Atty. Elmer Galicia, who notarized the counter-affidavit of dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, personally met with her last August 14. Based on Ocampo's statement, Guo was still in the Philippines last...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Tuesday, August 20, ordered an investigation on how dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac snuck out of the Philippines. Ordered to investigate were the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Bureau of Investigation...
There are no indications that dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac has already left the Philippines, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday afternoon, August 19. “As far as we know, Mayor Guo is still in the country,” said DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano...
Actor Sandro Mulach on Monday, August 19, filed rape complaint against two independent contractors of GMA Network before the Department of Justice (DOJ). Mulach's lawyer Czarina Raz named those charged in the complaint as Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz. “The evidence is strong. We have the evidence...
The Department of Justice’s Action Center (DOJAC) launched a satellite office in Cebu City on Monday, August 19, to provide free legal services to the residents of Region VII. Region VII is compose of the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor and their component cities and...
Dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac on Friday, August 16, asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to re-open the preliminary investigation of the non-bailable qualified trafficking in persons complaint against her as she filed her counter-affidavit denying the accusation. Guo did not...
A total of 250 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City sought their early release, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Friday, August 16. Those who applied for early release availed themselves of the free legal assistance given by various sectors...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, August 15, urged residents who have been affected by the oil spills in Bataan to come forward and seek compensation. So far, there have been around 31,000 Cavite residents and around 21,000 Bataan residents who been identified as possible recipients of...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) resumed today, August 15, its "Katarungan Caravan" that provides free legal assistance to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who seek early release from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. Spearheaded by the DOJ's Action Center (DOJAC), PDLs at the NBP's...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday, Aug. 14, that it is looking into how to end the “paihi” scheme on smuggling and pilferage of oil in the country. “Kailangan pag-aralan natin iyan kasi ang bansa natin ay talagang nahihirapan sa ginagawa nilang paihi dito sa Pilipinas, itong...
Tax evasion complaint was filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against dismissed mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac in connection with the transfer and later sale of her shares at Baofu Land Development, Inc. Aside from Guo, also charged in the...
