Former Negros Oriental 3rd District congressman Arnolfo A. Teves Jr. and two of his co-accused have been granted bail by a Manila regional trial court (RTC) in the 2019 killing of an alleged hitman reportedly linked to the former legislator. Aside from Teves, also allowed to post bail in a...
A Quezon City regional trial court (RTC) has convicted a mother of child abuse for selling her baby online. In a three-page judgment issued last April 14, RTC Judge Roslyn M. Rabara-Tria convicted the mother of child abuse under Section 10(a) of Republic Act No. 7610, the law on Special Protection...
The Bacoor City regional trial court (RTC) in Cavite has ordered the arrest of a London-based Italian national and two Filipinos on charges of serious illegal detention and large-scale illegal recruitment filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a warrant issued by Judge Froilan Buenaventura...
The Bacolod City regional trial court (RTC) has declared four children of the owners of the country’s biggest passenger bus company as fugitives from justice after they remained at large despite the arrest order issued against them more than three years ago in 2022. Declared fugitives from...
The Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 159 has approved the prosecution’s motion for an ocular inspection of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) properties in Metro Manila and Davao to provide a clearer understanding of the premises identified in the alleged qualified trafficking case against...
Lawyer Harry Roque, whose passport has been canceled amid human trafficking charges filed against him, said that he will file a motion for reconsideration as he sought prayers following what he claimed to be politically charged allegations. “The decision to cancel my passport is not yet final and...
A court in Pasig City announced the cancellation of the passports of former Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Harry Roque, Lucky 99 Representative Cassandra Ong, and three other individuals amid human trafficking charges filed against them as the probe continues on the alleged illegal activities...
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and her seven co-accused were found guilty on Thursday, Nov. 20, by the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 167 of Qualified Trafficking in Persons and other trafficking-related offenses linked to an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (POGO)...
The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 18 affirmed that the signature of Atty. Petty Rose Espera affixed to the sworn statement of former Philippine Marine Orly Guteza, who also served as a security consultant of former Rep. Zaldy Co, is fake, confirming the lawyer 's claims that she did not...
The request of the detained Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy to be placed under hospital arrest was denied by the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) 159 due to lack of merit. The RTC order stated that Quiboloy requested to be placed under hospital arrest at either the...
The Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 158 on Wednesday, Oct. 1, convicted Janet Lim Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the 2013 Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam or “pork barrel” scam, on 13 counts of money laundering. The case was jointly initiated and prosecuted by the...
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted an engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and a private contractor who were convicted of graft and falsification of public documents by the regional trial court (RTC). Acquitted were DPWH Project Engineer Christine N. Buena and Evangeline...
