ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) Regional Prosecution Office XIV has recommended the filing of three counts of murder, two counts of frustrated murder, and multiple counts of attempted murder against Hadji Muhtammad, Basilan Mayor Arsina Kahing Nanoh, six alleged accomplices, and...
Ranking congressmen celebrated on Thursday night, Aug. 6 a development that brought the Apollo Quiboloy 's potential extradition to the United States (US) one step closer to reality. Senior Minority Leader Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima and Deputy Minority Leader Akbayan...
Twenty officials and personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Cebu are facing multiple criminal cases in connection with two alleged anomalous flood control projects in the province, the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed on Tuesday, August 4. DOJ spokesperson Polo...
One of the legal counsels of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez just stopped short of saying that the embattled former House Speaker was being singled out as far as the latter 's alleged involvement in the flood control projects corruption scandal was concerned. This, as lawyer Ade...
Embattled former House Speaker, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has assailed Ombudsman Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla for allegedly using discredit witnesses just to pin him down. "Pantay na hustisya lamang ang hinihingi ko (I only ask for equal justice)," Romualdez said in as statement...
Police lines, mass protests, and bomb scares gripped Metro Manila early Monday, July 27, as authorities locked down key areas hours before President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address. In Manila, police blocked around 100 protesters on C.M. Recto Avenue near...
The Manila Police District (MPD) is investigating an early‑morning explosion near the Department of Justice (DOJ) compound in Ermita on Monday, July 27, which authorities suspect was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED). The incident happened at around 12:17 a.m. on Padre Faura Street,...
Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos feels compelled to order a last-minute security sweep of the House of Representatives just before his father President Marcos ' scheduled State of the Nation Address (SONA) at 4 p.m. Monday, July 27. This, after Rep. Marcos got wind...
An improvised bomb exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) hours before the start of President Marcos’ 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) while an explosive device was safely disposed of after it was found along Diokno Boulevard where the Senate is located. In a...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) signed an information-sharing agreement to curb cybercrime and seal operational loopholes exploited by financial scammers. BSP General Counsel Roberto Figueroa said the agreement establishes operational protocols for...
Lawyer Caroline Cruz, legal counsel for Charlie “Atong” Ang, has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to dismiss the obstruction of justice compliant filed against her in connection with the allegations that she gave money to relatives of the missing sabungeros. While admitting that she indeed...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, July 17, that it has not monitored any security threat since the implementation of the election gun ban for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as it intensified security preparations for the region 's first...
