Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda said on Saturday, Sept. 2, that human trafficking remains a "major problem" in the country despite the Against Trafficking’s (IACAT) deferment of its stricter requirements for Filipino travelers. "Hindi po ibig sabihin na sinuspinde yung travel...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez hailed the Department of Justice (DOJ) for postponing the imposition of additional requirements on Filipinos, including overseas...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the plea by a low-cost mass housing developer to get P4.6 million refund from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (DIR) for the taxes paid in 2012. In a decision promulgated last Aug. 24, the CTA’s special first division denied the petition filed by...
(Unsplash) The daily food and medicine allowances of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) are unchanged in the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024, despite efforts from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to increase them. This was learned...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla said he would validate with law enforcement agencies the alleged figures that showed "drug-related killings" went up...
Department of Justice The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it has created a task force to investigate past and future maritime disasters. Subject of immediate investigation are the disasters that happened 10 years ago, said DOJ Undersecretary Raul T. Vasquez...
The joint Senate Committees on Justice and Human Rights and Public Order and Dangerous Drugs has recommended to impose stiffer penalties against schools that would be involved in hazing-related activities. Sen. Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB Photo) Sen. Francis Tolentino, in presenting...
New Bilibid Prisons (MB file photo) Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Sunday, August 6 said he will ask authorities of the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) why they allowed persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to accept food deliveries through online apps like GrabFood and...
THE LEGAL FRONT An assessment of a President’s performance after only a year in office can provide a good sense of his governance direction and the soundness of his initial steps. It is a directional gauge and a qualitative, not a quantitative, measure of the governance steps so far taken....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged government agencies to pursue projects like the Reformation Initiative for Sustainable Environment (RISE) that would address multiple humanitarian and economic problems. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA...
THE LEGAL FRONT The June 30 papers carried as news President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s (PBBM) agreement with the statement of Dr. Aries Arugay of UP that “he should get a grade of ‘incomplete’ for his first year in office.” If this were a Court case, I would respectfully partially dissent to...
High-profile detainee Jose Adrian “Jad” Dera on Wednesday, July 5, admitted to senators that he was able to leave his detention cell at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) several times. Dera is facing charges of violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and has been...
