House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, Nov. 3 said he respects the Supreme Court decision that junked his petition questioning government’s failure to accord him due process as it investigated allegations of misuse of the Priority Development Assistance...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has affirmed the findings of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by recommending the filing of criminal charges against Organico Agribusiness Ventures Corporation and its officers for unauthorized solicitation of investments. In a resolution on September 3,...
Malacañang said the report of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the Duterte administration's infamous war on drugs proves that the Philippines is willing to fulfill its obligations to protect the people's right to life. File photo of several men carrying the body of an illegal drug suspect...
Senators on Thursday welcomed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to review the Duterte government’s infamous war on drugs following indications of foul play and the involvement of policemen. This was after the DOJ announced it will review the 52 cases of summary killings under that happened...
Malacañang has assured that the public will have access to the results of the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) ongoing investigation on the administration's bloody drug war. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Roque made the statement after the United...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Corrections and other related agencies to prioritize the modernization of the country’s correctional system to address the problem of jail congestion. Dela Rosa, during the Senate Finance Committee’s...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed several complaints against suspected tax evaders before the Department of Justice (DOJ) involving billions of pesos in estimated tax liabilities in the first half of the year. BIR In a report submitted to the Department of Finance (DOF), BIR Deputy...
The Philippines and the United Nations (UN) have launched a joint program that outlines mechanisms that aim to strengthen the country's institution and support its continued fulfillment of international human rights obligations, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. L-R: United Nations...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Friday, July 9 called on government to move for the adoption of the US State Department’s recommendations to eliminate human trafficking in the Philippines notwithstanding improving its efforts towards this end. Human Trafficking image Nograles, vice...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday welcomed the completion of the talks between the Philippine government and the United Nations on planned technical cooperation projects on human rights. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) In a statement, the DFA said the UN Joint Program (UNJP)...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday, June 2 said the Supreme Court itself has ruled that records of the bloody anti-drug war campaign do not have any national security implications. Thus, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is duty bound to disclose its records and follow the SC...
The coronavirus vaccines are distributed for free in the country. Las Pinas City residents wait for their turn to get vaccinated at a vaccination hub inside a shopping mall on May 30, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) President Duterte made the assurance after warning about the possible charges...
