Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who are 70 years old and above, sickly, have served at least 10 years of their prison term, and even if considered "high risk" like those convicted of heinous crimes are now qualified for executive clemency, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday, Dec....
Another person deprived of liberty (PDL) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City has pleaded guilty to a lesser offense of accessory in the Oct. 3, 2022 killing of radio broadcaster Percival C. Mabasa, also known as Percy Lapid. With his guilty plea, Las Pinas City regional trial court...
Decriminalizing libel and abortion depends on Congress, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday, Dec. 6. “Kami naman sa DOJ (We at DOJ) we implement the law,” DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV said during the sidelines of the two-day National Jail Decongestion...
President Marcos on Wednesday, Dec. 6, emphasized the need for a “whole-of-government approach” to address the high congestion rates in the country’s prison facilities. In his address to participants in the first ever National Jail Decongestion Summit at the Diamond Hotel in Manila, the...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday, Dec. 4, opened its own Human Rights Office (HRO) and Gender Development and Special Protection Office (GSPO) to ehance the promotion and protection of human rights in the country. “This is monumental as it is novel, for, in the DOJ’s 126 years of...
The government is creating a registry of foreign sex offenders to help prevent their entry to the Philippines, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday, Dec. 4. “Kung magawa itong registry na ito dagdag resource ito upang talagang mapigilan ang mga ganitong klaseng tao na pumasok sa...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday, December 3 said he is confident that the bicameral conference committee tackling the proposed 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) will accede to the provision inserted by the Senate that would allow Filipino passengers to reimburse their...
The Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC) will ask President Marcos to certify as priority legislations at least five bills that would be filed in Congress to improve the country's prison system. “‘Yun po ang hihingin natin kay President na sana maging priority bills at ‘yun din po ang...
It’s up to the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to resolve the criminal and administrative complaints filed by former senator Leila M. de Lima against two former justice secretaries, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday, Dec. 1. “There are always two sides to the same coin. De Lima may...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday, Nov. 30, it will study the proposal to have the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reimburse Filipino passengers who were stopped from travelling abroad by immigration officers despite lack of court order. “Kailangan muna naming pag-aralan ‘yan (We need...
Rebels and insurgent group members who have been granted amnesty for crimes in furtherance of their political beliefs will still be prosecuted for heinous crimes they committed, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Under Proclamation Nos. 403, 404, 405, and 406,...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has not changed its stand against the investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on alleged crimes against humanity committed during the administration of then President Rodrigo R. Duterte. “Sa ngayon ito pa rin po ‘yung stand namin na wala pong...
