Criminal charges will be filed before the trial courts in Davao City and Pasig City against Apollo C. Quiboloy, leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), and several other persons. To be filed before the Davao City regional trial court (RTC) against Quiboloy and five other persons is sexual...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) declared on Monday, March 4, its relentless prosecution of tax evaders who use fake receipts. “We cannot simply tolerate tax evaders,” said DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla in a statement. Remulla said that recently the DOJ filed multiple charges against...
Foreigners cannot be appointed as independent directors of the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. However, in a legal opinion, the DOJ said a “natural-born Filipino citizen with dual citizenship at birth may be appointed as an independent director of the...
A businessman has been acquitted by the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) of criminal charges in a tax case but was ordered to pay more than P1.7 million in tax deficiencies. In 33-page decision promulgated last Feb. 28, the CTA Special First Division acquitted Dexter M. Magtaan, owner of the retail...
The Department of Justice (DOJ), which supervises the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), welcomed the appointment of former government corporate counsel Rogelio V. Quevedo as new PCGG commissioner. In a statement on Thursday, Feb. 29, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said:...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) declared on Thursday, Feb. 29, it will show no mercy on three persons arrested for the killing of four of six Chinese nationals who were kidnapped in Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa City in 2023. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla issued his statement...
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has issued an “international arrest warrant” that instructs member countries to apprehend expelled Negros Oriental 3rd District congressman Arnolofo “Arnie” A. Teves Jr., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday, Feb. 28....
Hours after the Navotas City regional trial court (RTC) handed down on Tuesday, Feb. 27 its decison on the murder charges filed against six policemen for the death of 17-year-old Jerhode Jemboy Baltazar on Aug. 2, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said it will appeal the ruling before the Court...
The Philippines assured the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that it remains committed to uphold human rights in the country, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday, Feb. 27. In a statement, the DOJ said the assurance was conveyed by Undersecretaries Jesse Hermogenes Andres and...
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is expected to issue a “red notice” that would pave the way for the arrest of expelled Negros Oriental 3rd District congressman Arnolfo “Arnie” A. Teves Jr., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday, Feb. 26. A “red notice”...
President Marcos' stance against the probe by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the past illegal drugs operations will remain unchanged despite his apparent rift with then President Rodrigo R. Duterte. Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Monday, Feb.26:...
Local government units (LGUs) may send workers to other countries under the sisterhood agreements with foreign counterparts like those forged with several cities in South Korea, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. However, in a legal opinion, the DOJ stressed: " While LGUs may be the primary...
