The Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun its probe on the statements issued by former House speaker and incumbent Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez who was reported to have urged the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to withdraw its support to the administration of President...
A total of 98 of the 122 newly appointed and promoted prosecutors took their oaths of office at the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday, April 15. Fifty-four new prosecutors were appointed by President Marcos last March. Sixty-eight prosecutors were promoted at the DOJ's National...
A Pasig City regional trial court (RTC) issued on Thursday, April 11, an arrest order against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy and his five co-accused on a non-bailable case of qualified human trafficking. "This court, after personally examining the information and...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla urged officials and employees of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to emulate the heroes of World War II in doing their work as the country celebrates the Day of Valor on Tuesday, April 9. “Let this day inspire us to become heroes in our own little way,...
Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo C. Quiboloy cannot impose conditions for his surrender, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday, April 8. “Quiboloy cannot impose any conditions. He must surrender not according to his terms but according to the terms of the law. The law...
A new law is needed to adjust the rates for injury, disability, and death benefits of horse trainers and jockeys employed by the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. In a legal opinion issued in behalf of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla, DOJ...
An Australian living in the Philippines since 2011 on a special resident retirement visa has been convicted for sexually abusing a Filipina in 2013, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday, April 5. Convicted by the Malolos City regional trial court (RTC) in Bulacan was Roland Ian Cole who...
Due to scorching heat in the country, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. directed all officials of the bureau's prison and penal farms to ensure enough water suppy for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). “We have to drink lots of water, the best defense...
Two suspected members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) have been charged with terrorism financing before the Batangas City regional trial court (RTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday, March 27. Charged were Leonor Taguinod Dumlao and Valentin...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo “Arnie” A. Teves Jr., who was arrested in Timor-Leste last March 21, to face the charges against him in the Philippines, not before any international body like the United Nations Commission on Human Rights...
Expelled Negros Oriental 3rd District representative Arnolfo “Arnie” A. Teves, who was arrested in Timor-Leste last March 21, would be in the Philippines "in just a matter of days" should the two governments decide to have him deported, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday, March 22....
Two Filipinos who admitted to immigration officers that they purchased their "fake" documents through Facebook were barred from boarding their flight to Oman last March 19. "You ca nnot just buy documents online. Ensure that you are getting your documents from legitimate sources, lest be...
