Fugitive and expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo “Arnie” A. Teves Jr. cannot be sent back to the Philippines while his appeal on the extradition order issued by the Timor-Leste court is pending, his lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said on Friday, Jund 28. Topacio had earlier said that Teves...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed last night, June 27, the grant by the Timor-Leste government of the extradition of fugitive and expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo “Arnie” A. Teves on request of the Philippines. DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV said: “The...
The acquittal of former senator Leila M. de Lima on her last illegal drugs case "is proof of the country's working justice system under the Bagong Pilipinas governance," Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Wednesday, June 26. De Lima had been acquitted by the Muntinlupa City regional...
The Manila regional trial court (RTC) has issued a gag order on the multiple murder and other criminal cases filed against expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnoldo "Arnie" A. Teves over the March 4, 2023 killings of 10 persons, one of them Gov. Roel Degamo. A gag order issued by a court...
The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality on Wednesday, June 26 raised the alarm after finding out that a different individual with the name Alice Leal Guo already exists in the records of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Senate Deputy...
For nine consecutive years, the Philippines has kept its Tier 1 rank in the Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) of the United States Department of State, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday, June 26. In a statement, the DOJ said that Tier 1 is "the highest designation in the...
After issuing an immigration lookout bulletin order (ILBO), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said it will ask the court for a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against suspended Mayor Alice L. Guo and 17 others who had been charged in non-bailable qualified trafficking in persons complaint....
Suspended Mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac and 17 others have been placed in the immigration lookout bulletin order (ILBO) to monitor any attempt to leave the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday, June 25. In a statement, Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the bureau has...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has stood pat on its order that imposed a six-month preventive suspension on Mayor Alice Leal Guo of Bamban, Tarlac and two other town officials over administrative charges of grave misconduct, conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service, and gross...
Lebanon remains off limits to Filipino workers, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reminded on Monday, June 24. “We urge Filipinos to refrain from accepting job offers in Lebanon due to heightened risks to their safety and well-being,” said BI Commissioner Tansingco in a statement. “Do not...
Non-bailable qualified human trafficking charges have been filed before the Calamba City regional trial court (RTC) against a man who was arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for reportedly peddling to foreigners online three Filipino minors for sex. Charged was...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said the Privatization and Management Office (PMO) should set guidelines before offering to small local investors the government shares in the North Luzon Expressway Corporation (NLEX). In a legal opinion issued on April 30, 2024, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C....
