Complaint for non-bailable qualified trafficking in persons was filed on Monday, Oct. 28, against former presidential spokesperson Herminio “Harry” L. Roque and two others on the alleged criminal activities of Lucky South 99 Corporation, a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in Porac,...
The Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) is a private entity even if it was created through an Executive Order, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. “After a careful review of relevant laws and jurisprudence, we reiterate our position that PEAC is a private entity,” stated the Sept....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, Oct. 25, asked the public for help in hunting down other persons behind the operation of an illegal drugs den near the Malacanang complex. The call was made after the N ational Bureau of Investigation (NBI) led last Oct. 16 an operation that resulted...
The United States government has committed to help the Philippines’ Department of Justice (DOJ) to set up its own Prosecutors Academy. In a press statement, the DOJ said the commitment was conveyed last Wednesday, Oct. 23, by visiting officials of the US Bureau of International Narcotics...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has expressed hope that member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will soon conclude negotiations on the proposed region-wide extradition treaty. In statement, the DOJ said "the goal of this treaty is to never allow the ASEAN to be...
Seventeen members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) have been convicted of kidnapping and serious illegal detention with ransom in the hostage taking of 21 persons from Sipadan, Malaysia in 2000, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday, Oct. 21. In a statement, the DOJ said that Judge Mariam...
Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte will not be spared in the reinvestigation of unsolved killings that took place under his administration, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Thursday, Oct. 17. “We're not letting go of the cold cases,” Remulla told...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, Oct. 17, assured an impartial investigation into the sedition and inciting to sedition charges filed against 12 persons, one of them the lawyer of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo C. Quiboloy. "We want to assure the public that our...
Lawyer Israelito R. Torreon and 11 others, including Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) hosts Lorraine Badoy-Partosa and Jeffrey Celis, have been charged with sedition and inciting to sedition over efforts to stop the arrest of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo C. Quiboloy. The...
Graft complaints have been filed against Mayor Jaime C. Capil of Porac, Pampanga and nine other town officials over the operations of Lucky South 99, an illegally operating Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) that was raided by authorities due to reported criminal activities, the...
Two women from Mountain Province and Batangas asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to dismiss the charges of violations of Republic Act No. 10168, the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012, filed against them. Marcylyn Cagdan Pilala of Mountain Province and Alaiza Mari...
President Marcos will have the final say on whether or not the Philippine government will rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), and cooperate in its investigation over the drug war killings under the administration of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
