A new law is needed to adjust the rates for injury, disability, and death benefits of horse trainers and jockeys employed by the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. In a legal opinion issued in behalf of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla, DOJ...
An Australian living in the Philippines since 2011 on a special resident retirement visa has been convicted for sexually abusing a Filipina in 2013, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday, April 5. Convicted by the Malolos City regional trial court (RTC) in Bulacan was Roland Ian Cole who...
Due to scorching heat in the country, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. directed all officials of the bureau's prison and penal farms to ensure enough water suppy for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). “We have to drink lots of water, the best defense...
Two suspected members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) have been charged with terrorism financing before the Batangas City regional trial court (RTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday, March 27. Charged were Leonor Taguinod Dumlao and Valentin...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo “Arnie” A. Teves Jr., who was arrested in Timor-Leste last March 21, to face the charges against him in the Philippines, not before any international body like the United Nations Commission on Human Rights...
Expelled Negros Oriental 3rd District representative Arnolfo “Arnie” A. Teves, who was arrested in Timor-Leste last March 21, would be in the Philippines "in just a matter of days" should the two governments decide to have him deported, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday, March 22....
Two Filipinos who admitted to immigration officers that they purchased their "fake" documents through Facebook were barred from boarding their flight to Oman last March 19. "You ca nnot just buy documents online. Ensure that you are getting your documents from legitimate sources, lest be...
Expelled Negros Oriental 3rd District congressman and designated terrorist Arnolfo “Arnie” A. Teves Jr. has been arrested in Timor-Leste, the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed late Thursday night, March 21. In a statement, the DOJ said that Teves was arrested at abound 4 p.m. in the...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday, March 20, said it plans to hire Dr. Raquel Fortun to conduct forensic examination on the remains of former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) deputy security officer Ricardo S. Zulueta who had been charged with two counts of murder for the 2022 killings of...
The camp of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo C. Quiboloy on Wednesday, March 20, expressed belief that the courts will eventually dismiss the criminal charges filed against him. "We now place full reliance on the Judiciary as the final nation of the people's rights, confident that the...
Four convicted foreign sex offenders have been barred from entering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday, March 19. The BI identified the foreigners as Australian Romeo Monje, 89; German Ralf Bultschnieder; and Americans John Kenneth Hayes, 48, and Sherman Elliot Douglas,...
Criminal charges have been filed before the regional trial courts (RTCs) in Davao City and Pasig City against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo C. Quiboloy for the alleged sexual abuse and non-bailable qualified human trafficking in 2011 of a young girl who was then 17 years...
