The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to push as a priority bill the proposed legislation that would increase the financial assistance being given by the government to persons unjustly imprisoned and victims of violent crimes. Under Republic Act No. 7309 that created the Victims Compensation...
A total of 54 new prosecutors had been appointed by President Marcos at the Department of Justice while 68 incumbent prosecutors have been promoted at the National Prosecution Service (NPS) of the Department of Justice (DOJ). “I congratulate the 68 newly- promoted and 54 appointed prosecutors,”...
A total of 97 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) are set for release after having served at least 40 years in jail with good conduct time allowance (GCTA) credits, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Wednesday, March 13. The release of the PDLs was approved by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin...
Former senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday, March 11, filed a cyber libel complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against a YouTube channel for releasing "defamatory" videos against him and his family. You Tube and Google have been included in the complaint filed by Pangilinan...
Metro Manila's Offices of City Prosecutor (OCPs) achieved higher rates on court conviction and disposition of cases they handled in 2023 compared to those in 2022. Records of the National Prosecution Service (NPS) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) show that 16 Metro Manila OCPs attained 89.29...
A total of 153,651 foreigners complied with their mandatory registration with the Bureau of Immigration (BI) within the first 60 days of this year compared to 136,065 registered during the same period in 2023. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said that this is “a positive sign that more...
There is no request yet received by the Philippines from the United States government for the extradition of King of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday, March 8. “There is no extradition request received yet by the DOJ from the DFA...
Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors can mandatorily or voluntarily inhibit themselves from handling the preliminary investigation of cases filed with the department or before its various prosecutor's offices nationwide. The guidelines on the inhibition was issued by Justice...
Criminal charges will be filed before the trial courts in Davao City and Pasig City against Apollo C. Quiboloy, leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), and several other persons. To be filed before the Davao City regional trial court (RTC) against Quiboloy and five other persons is sexual...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) declared on Monday, March 4, its relentless prosecution of tax evaders who use fake receipts. “We cannot simply tolerate tax evaders,” said DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla in a statement. Remulla said that recently the DOJ filed multiple charges against...
Foreigners cannot be appointed as independent directors of the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. However, in a legal opinion, the DOJ said a “natural-born Filipino citizen with dual citizenship at birth may be appointed as an independent director of the...
A businessman has been acquitted by the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) of criminal charges in a tax case but was ordered to pay more than P1.7 million in tax deficiencies. In 33-page decision promulgated last Feb. 28, the CTA Special First Division acquitted Dexter M. Magtaan, owner of the retail...
