Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Sunday, October 29 expressed belief it is best for the government to use the term “West Philippine Sea” when it pursues the filing of environmental crimes against China for the destruction of corals and other crimes in the maritime region. “The term...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Friday, Oct. 27, signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 11643 that grants survivorship benefits to families of deceased prosecutors who have retired or those who are eligible to retire. “In a...
The Philippines plans to file early next year an environmental case against China on the "destruction of marine habitat" at the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Thursday, Oct. 26: " Sana by January or February or at the latest March mai-launch namin yung...
The Philippines and the United Kingdom on Thursday, Oct. 26, signed a treaty that would allow prisoners to serve the remaining years of their jail terms in their home country. The PH-UK Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons was signed by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla and UK...
Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors will be on duty in every town, city, and province nationwide during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, Oct. 30. Remulla said that prosecutors serve as chairpersons of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) board of...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said the Department of Justice (DOJ) will evaluate the complaint filed against the leaders and officials of Myanmar's military junta, the Tatmadaw, for alleged war crimes committed in the country’s Chin State. “Kung ito ay sufficient in form and...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) was asked on Wednesday, Oct. 25, to prosecute officials of Myanmar’s military junta, the Tatmadaw, for alleged war crimes committed in the country’s Chin State. Accompanied by their Filipino legal counsels from the Center for International Law (CenterLaw),...
The Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger (IATF-ZH) continues to exist despite the abolition of the Office of the Cabinet Secretary (OCS) which had been initially designated as head of the task force, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. In a legal opinion issued by Justice Secretary Jesus...
Two Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors in Batangas were charged administratively in the alleged illlegal arrest and detention and mishandling of the complaint for theft of grave marker filed against two employees of a memorial park. Lawyer Alexis Oco, legal counsel of Eternal Gardens Memorial...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved the filing of criminal cases in court against five suspected traders who were caught with P68 million worth of illegal drugs during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) last Oct. 13 in Paranaque City. The...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista on Tuesday, Oct. 17, said he will not resign his post despite accusations of corruption against him and resignation calls hurled by Mar Valbuena, chairman of transport group Manibela. “Bakit ko naman papatulan ‘yung request...
Jefferson G. Tumbado, the former executive assistant of suspended Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III, was a no-show at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday, Oct. 16, despite the subpoena that required him to appear to shed light...
