Those who finance terrorist organizations "will face extreme consequences as harsh as those met by the terrorists themselves," Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla warned on Monday, May 20. Remulla issued the warning after the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges in court against...
The Philippines is not a haven for foreign fugitives, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla declared on Monday, May 20. Remulla's declaration was issued following the arrest of Gregor Johann Haas, an Australian who is a suspected to be a member of the notorious Sinaloa drug...
The power to appoint personnel of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) with positions lower than the deputy administrator is vested with the CDA administrator, the Department of Justice (DOJ said. In a legal opinion issued by Undersecretary Raul T. Vasquez, on behalf of Justice...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has been tasked to investigate the Chinese Embassy in Manila on alleged violations of the Philippines Anti-Wire Tapping Act, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday, May 14. “Diplomatic immunity should never be used as a license to exploit our...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla ordered the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Task Force on Business Scam to scrutinize closely the complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the owners, officers and agents of the Maria Francesca Tan (MFT) Group of...
The Special Committee on Human Rights Coordination formed by President Marcos will also be looking into alleged abuses, including reported extra-judicial killings (EJKs), committed during past anti-illegal drugs operations, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday, May 14. DOJ Undersecretary...
The 2023 agreement on peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the Philippines and United States, known as the 123 Agreement, is aligned with the Constitution and laws of the Philippines, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. In a legal opinion dated April 1, 2024, DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin...
Seven prison personnel may face administrative and criminal charges on complaints that they conducted "humiliating, degrading, and traumatic" strip searches on wives of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. In a statement, the Department of...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has expanded the nature of criminal offenses that requires prosecutors to collaborate with law enforcers in case build up. These criminal cases involve violations of Republic Act No. 10863, the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA); RA 10845, the...
President Marcos is preparing what steps to take should the International Criminal Court (ICC) issue arrest warrants against Filipinos, including former President Rodrigo Duterte, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday, May 8. “The department is now preparing a legal briefer for the...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla has ordered an investigation on alleged violations committed by prison personnel at the New Bilibid Prison NBP) in Muntinlupa City in the conduct of strip search on visitors of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). In a statement issued on Wednesday, May 8,...
A female member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has been convicted by a Zamboanga City regional trial court (RTC) after pleading guilty to a lesser offense of violations of Republic Act No. 10168, the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012. Found guilty as accessory in three...
