The visiting United Nations (UN) rapporteur should not tell the Philippine government what to do with its National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla declared on Wednesday, Nov. 15. “Internal mechanism...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday, Nov. 15, assured it will not interfere in the preliminary investigation of the criminal complaint filed against former President Rodrigo R. Duterte. “Ito ay prosecutorial independence (This is prosecutorial independence),” DOJ Secretary Jesus...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Wednesday, Nov. 15, expressed belief that former senator Leila M. de Lima will be acquitted in the remaining illegal drugs case against her. “Chances are she will be acquitted,” Remulla said on CNN Philippines. Remulla's belief...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to ask the government of Timor-Leste to turn over to the Philippines expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo A. Teves Jr. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said he has conveyed the DOJ's intention during his meeting with Timor-Leste...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Monday, Nov. 13, said the decision of the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) to grant bail to former senator Leila M. de Lima is proof of the "independence of the judiciary" and that "democracy is alive" in the Philippines. “It just...
A total of 5,183 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) had been freed from various detention facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) as of Oct. 31, 2023, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Friday, Nov. 10. The number of released PDLs was disclosed by Remulla in Puerto...
The Department of Justice's (DOJ) panel of prosecutors has submitted for resolution -- whether to file in court or dismiss the charges -- the criminal complaints filed against the leader and members of Socorro Bayanihan Services, Inc. (SBSI), an alleged religious cult in Surigao del Norte. ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) might release the resolution of the complaints against the alleged religious cult Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) by middle of November. Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Felix Ty on Monday, October 9 disclosed this during the Senate Finance Committee...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that private corporations operating the Clark International Airport should collect from passengers Aviation Security Fees (AVS) and remit the funds to the Bureau of Treasury (BTr). In a legal opinion dated Sept 25, 2023, DOJ Secretar y Jesus Crispin C. Remulla...
Prosecutors of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday, Oct. 9, conducted a clarificatory hearing on the complaints filed against leaders and members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services, Inc. (SBSI), an alleged cult in Surigao del Norte. DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV said SBSI...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Monday, October 9 reminded the Department of Justice (DOJ) that naturalized Filipino athletes should enjoy the same rights and privileges of natural-born athletes, specifically in terms of employment. Tolentino clarified this with Department of Justice (DOJ)...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday, October 9 proposed that the P50-million worth of confidential fund allocated to the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the 2024 national budget be realigned to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police (PNP) and other law enforcement...
