The Philippines has appealed to Cambodia not to file charges against 13 pregnant women who are among the 20 rescued Filipinas reportedly hired as surrogate mothers, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday, Oct. 14. “Ang embahada natin sa Cambodia ay nakikiusap sa pamahalaan ng Cambodia na...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sunday, Oct. 13, said it will initiate preliminary investigation of the cases of high-profile killings that took place during the administration of President Rodrigo R. Duterte The alleged killings are now under scrutiny by the House of Representatives...
Environmental crimes are now also covered in the areas of close coordination and cooperation among prosecutors and law enforcers in the build-up of cases. Among the environmental crimes are those involving violation of Presidential Decree (PD) 705, the Revised Forestry Code; RA 9175, the...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, Oct. 11, confirmed that the United States authorities have agreed to drop the other charges against a female co-defendant of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo C. Quiboloy. DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV said that Quiboloy's...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) assured an expeditious probe on schemes that lure Filipinas who are "exploited" to be surrogate mothers abroad. In a statement, the DOJ said that many Filipino women, who are often driven by economic hardship, are “coerced into surrogacy agreements under false...
Live-in partners in Bulacan have been convicted of qualified human trafficking by the regional trial court (RTC) for enticing a teenager to work as a househelp and later forcing her to do online nude shows for foreign clients. In a statement, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said the victim...
A Legal Task Force was formed to effectively and expeditiously prosecute human trafficking cases in the country. The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) on Monday, Oct. 7, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) of the Department of...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday, Oct. 7, has vowed to run after Dalia Guerrero Pastor who is facing a parricide case as one of alleged masterminds in the 2014 killing of her husband, race car champion Ferdinand “Enzo” Pastor. The Supreme Court (SC) had earier reinstated the parricide...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) declared that the Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga Overseas Filipino Workers na Nangangailangan (Aksyon) Fund is "for all OFWs in need of assistance regardless of their location." In a legal opinion issued by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla, the DOJ...
Dismissed mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac has no right to run again as a mayoralty candidate in the 2025 elections, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Friday, Oct. 4. “I wouldn't say it's her right,” Remulla declared. He responded to the pro...
Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors gave dismissed mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac and 35 other respondents until Oct. 25 to file their counter-affidavits on 87 charges of money laundering. Guo did not appear during the start of the preliminary investigation on Friday, Oct. 4, at the...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday, Oct. 3, filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) charges of falsification by a notary public, use of falsified documents, perjury, and obstruction of justice against dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo and five other persons. Aside from...
