Almost nine years after a man was killed in Sta. Margarita, Samar in 2017, 10 persons suspected to be the “murderers” have been charged before the court. The filing of a murder case against Emilio J. Soza and nine other accused was approved last March 10 by the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) expressed its full support to the adoption of the Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (TTSP) with other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In a statement on Sunday, April 5, the BuCor said the move to have a TTSP with all ASEAN...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is transferring within this year to its new P15-billion building in Baclaran, Paranaque City that was acquired from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). Acting Justice Secretary Fredderick A. Vida said the new building will house the DOJ’s various...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is also setting up a regional prosecution office (RPO) in Region IV-B, the Mimaropa Region. The provinces of Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan are within Mimaropa. DOJ Acting Secretary Fredderick A. Vida said the Mimaropa RPO is...
Malacañang rejected claims that the investigation into the multi-billion peso flood control scandal was underwhelming, stressing that the Ombudsman and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are actually “overwhelmed” by the cases recommended for filing. Palace Press Officer and Communications...
Bulk of the P611 million turned over to the Department of Justice (DOJ) as a form of restitution in the “anomalous” flood control projects came from former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Roberto R. Bernardo. DOJ Spokesperson Raphael Niccolo L. Martinez disclosed...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered the visa extension until May 1 of foreigners who are affected by the Middle East conflict. In a press briefing on Tuesday, March 31, DOJ Acting Secretary Fredderick A. Vida said the automatic extension of visas will be at no cost to foreigners like...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and its agencies agreed to provide the names of their more than 56,000 personnel to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to enhance the ban against people in government from entering and playing in the casinos. During the signing of the memorandum...
The Electric Vehicle Incentives Strategy program (EVIS) being developed by the Board of Investments (BOI) need not mirror or be identical in its entirety to the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. The DOJ’s legal opinion was issued by...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has started preparations for the setting up of a Regional Prosecution Office (RPO) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). DOJ Acting Secretary Fredderick A. Vida said the RPO in CAR will bring swift, accessible justice right to the doorsteps of Cordillera...
Two ranking prosecutors of the Department of Justice (DOJ) have been bestowed the rank of auxiliary commodore by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Senior Assistant State Prosecutors Gilmarie Fe S. Pacamarra and Marmarie P. Satin-Vivas were honored as auxiliary commodore of the PCG Auxiliary (PCGA)...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has upheld a decision dismissing the cyber libel complaint filed by former Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia against her successor Gov. Pamela Baricuatro. The Cebu Provincial Prosecutor’s Officer dismissed the complaints for “lack of prima facie evidence...
