The Department of Justice said allegations of payout to relatives of the missing sabungeros, even if true, will not directly impact on the charges that were already filed in court. DOJ Acting Secretary Fredderick A. Vida said testimonies may be withdrawn but real pieces of evidence of crimes that...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued subpoenas in a bid to establish the ownership, quantity and registration of firearms owned by the Senate following the gunfire incident on May 13. DOJ Acting Secretary Fredderick A. Vida said the subpoena was sent to the Senate, the Philippine...
Why pick on lawyer Jimmy Bondoc when it’s Sen. Robin Padilla who appears to have some explaining to do on the disappearance of fellow senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa? All the information that Padilla revealed in the past days are considered as admissions and Department of Justice (DOJ)...
Still reeling from the social media backlash of that interview with journalist Ces Drilon, lawyer Jimmy Bondoc will have more explaining to do anew after the Department of Justice (DOJ) said it will ask him to provide information on the whereabouts of his client, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it is expecting the Philippine National Police (PNP) to revoke all the gun licenses of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa amid the ongoing manhunt in relation to the arrest warrant issued against him for his role in the bloody drug war in the country. DOJ...
Former congressman Mike Defensor on Monday, May 25, said that the filing of charges against him will not deter him from publicly speaking against corruption. “Hindi ako hihinto magsalita sa korapsyon na nangyayari (I will not stop from speaking about the corruption that has been happening),”...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin A. Matibag said Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s background in law enforcement may pose a challenge in efforts to serve the arrest warrant against him. Matibag made the statement during a press conference on Friday, May 22, following the...
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo led the launching on Thursday, May 21, of the Justice Zone (JZ) in San Fernando City, La Union where law enforcers, prosecutors, judges, correctional officers, and the public can regularly converge to exchange views on the effective and efficient administration...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered all law enforcement agencies to implement the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa for the case of crimes against humanity in connection with the bloody drug war of the past...
Filipino human trafficking victims urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Inter-Agency Committee Against Trafficking (IACAT) to seek the extradition of a foreigner who is the subject of arrest warrants issued by local courts for multiple criminal charges . In a letter addressed to DOJ...
Following the Supreme Court’s rejection of his plea for a temporary restraining order (TRO), the ball is now in the hands of the Department of Justice to decide on whether or not law enforcement agencies will go all-out in arresting Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. Department of the Interior and...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, May 19 questioned the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to recommend the filing of charges against him and other former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials in connection with flood control project anomalies. Estrada, who is now...
