The Court of Appeal, the highest court of Timor-Leste, has denied the appeal of expelled Negros Oriental 3rd District congressman Arnolfo “Arnie” A. Teves Jr. who sought to reconsider the order for his extradition to the Philippines, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced early evening on...
A Department of Justice (DOJ) official on Wednesday, August 28 admitted there is a possibility that Shiela Guo, dismissed Bamban, Tarlac City Mayor Alice Guo’s sister, can become a state witness in the government’s investigation into the illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday, Aug. 28, filed before the Pasay City courts criminal charges against Katherine Cassandra Li Ong and Shiela L. Guo, sister of dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac. Shiela, also known as Zhang Mier, was charged with disobedience to summons...
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) on Monday, Aug. 26, assured it will work on airtight cases against those behind human trafficking activities at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City. Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla, IACAT...
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) is set to educate more barangay (village) residents this year against human trafficking, and sexual abuse and exploitation of children. The announcement was made by IACAT, a council led by the Department of Justice (DOJ), after launching...
The lawyer who notarized dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo's counter-affidavit filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) could face admistrative sanction as a notary public if found that he lied in his acknowledgement that the former mayor personally appeared before him last Aug. 14. Director Jaime...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is set to file criminal complaints on Tuesday, Aug. 27, against Shiela L. Guo, the sister of dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo, and Katherine Cassandra Ong, both of whom have been tagged in the illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs)....
The Philippines and Sri Lanka have concluded negotiations for the forging of the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLAT) and Treaty on Transfer of Sentenced Persons (TTSP). In a statement, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said the negotiations were conducted last Aug. 12 and 13....
Katherine Cassandra Ong and Shiela L. Guo, the sister of dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban town in Tarlac, will be repatriated to the Philippines following their arrest in Indonesia, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Thursday, Aug. 22. Remulla reacted to...
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) on Thursday, Aug. 22, launched its barangay (village) information drive in Antipolo City "to empower and engage communities to join the fight against human trafficking." The IACAT, led by the Department of Justice (DOJ), said the...
Bulacan Provincial Prosecutor Ramoncito Ocampo on Tuesday, August 20, said that Atty. Elmer Galicia, who notarized the counter-affidavit of dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, personally met with her last August 14. Based on Ocampo's statement, Guo was still in the Philippines last...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Tuesday, August 20, ordered an investigation on how dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac snuck out of the Philippines. Ordered to investigate were the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Bureau of Investigation...