The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Wednesday, May 29, it continues to probe the possible involvement of other persons in the alleged P6 million extortion by a Pasay City trial court judge and his clerk of court in exchange for a favorable decision on a civil case. The NBI...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Wednesday, May 29, lauded the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) to transfer from Davao City to a Quezon City court the cases for child abuse and exploitation filed against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo C. Quiboloy. “This is a major...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has conducted an ocular inspection of the "mega illegal drugs laboratory" that was discovered in Catanduanes in 2016 before its destruction as ordered by the trial court. DOJ Assistant Secretary Eliseo D.C. Cruz led the inspection granted by the Makati City...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has 24 new prosecutors who took their oaths of office last Monday, May 27. The new prosecutors are Celsa Tinao Faustino, Allana Marie Perido Bawalan, Maria Angelica Joven Hadloc, Aizen Paula Delos Santos Pascual, Angelica Hao Sy, Bianca Mari Bansagan Herrera, Ma....
Non-bailable qualified human trafficking charge and child exploitation case have been filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) before the Manila regional trial court (RTC) against two persons who were arrested for selling a newborn baby for P90,000 through social media. Named in the criminal...
A group of human rights lawyers branded as "unjust accusation" the charge of financing terrorism that was filed in court against the Community Empowerment Resource Network (CERNET) and its officers. In a statement, the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL) said its members "stand in...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to file charges in court against a Canadian national who was arrested in Tagaytay City for possesion of illegal drugs and who is also a suspect in the seizure of P13.3 billion worth of shabu in Alitagtag, Batangas last April 15. The Canadian was identified by...
A female member of the New People's Army (NPA) has been convicted by the Taguig City regional trial court (RTC) for her involvement in the 2005 and 2006 attacks in Quezon province that resulted in the deaths and wounding of members of the government's law enforcement agencies. Convicted was...
The lawyer of expelled Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” A. Teves Jr. on Tuesday, May 21, refuted as erroneous a report that the former lawmaker is set for deportation to the Philippines after his asylum request was denied by the Timor-Leste government. "Whoever is...
Those who finance terrorist organizations "will face extreme consequences as harsh as those met by the terrorists themselves," Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla warned on Monday, May 20. Remulla issued the warning after the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges in court against...
The Philippines is not a haven for foreign fugitives, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla declared on Monday, May 20. Remulla's declaration was issued following the arrest of Gregor Johann Haas, an Australian who is a suspected to be a member of the notorious Sinaloa drug...
The power to appoint personnel of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) with positions lower than the deputy administrator is vested with the CDA administrator, the Department of Justice (DOJ said. In a legal opinion issued by Undersecretary Raul T. Vasquez, on behalf of Justice...
