The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted Abra Mining & Industrial Corp. (AR), its directors, officers, transfer agent, and certain stockholders for the unauthorized and fraudulent trading of shares from 2015 to 2019. Acting upon the complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, Aug. 22, that the Philippines has a clear legal basis to temporarily surrender Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy to the United States -- and ample justification to do the same. Hontiveros cited Article 11, paragraph 1 of the PH-US...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa expressed belief it is time to revisit the existing law on the minimum age of criminal liability as he expressed support for the bill which aims to lower it from 17 years old to 10 years old. This, after Sen. Robinhood “Robin” Padilla pushed for the passage...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan tagged as 'fake news ' the claims that minors who committed crimes cannot be punished or prosecuted under the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006. In his interpellation of Senator Robinhood Padilla 's privilege speech Wednesday, Aug. 13,...
President Marcos has tasked education and law enforcement agencies with conducting a thorough investigation into recent incidents and crimes involving students and teachers, some of which occurred inside or near schools. In a press briefing, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Marcos...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A fire hit the Hall of Justice in Barangay Zone IV here before dawn on Saturday, Aug. 9. The Bureau of Fire Protection and the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office put out the fire that started at 3:31 a.m. and declared under control at 3:58 a.m. Nobody was killed or...
A 28-year-old Filipino, who is a permanent resident in the United States, was arrested for allegedly sending money to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and is facing a possible maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Identified as Mark Lorenzo...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed criminal charges against the employees, officers, and owners of Creditable Lending Corp., the operator of online lending application Easypeso, for engaging in abusive collection practices. Through an inquest proceeding on July 17, the SEC,...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a bill lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 10. The unnumbered bill seeks to amend Republic Act (RA) No. 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006, r emoving criminal liability exemptions for offenders aged 10 to 17 who commit...
Senator Erwin Tulfo has filed a bill that seeks to increase the compensation given to victims of wrongful detention and imprisonment from P1,000 to P10,000 through the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Board of Claims. The proposed measure also increases the maximum amount of compensation that the...
The University of the Philippines (UP) on Friday, July 11, strongly condemned the brutal killing of UP Diliman student Sophia Coquilla, who was found murdered in her home in Tagum City. In an official statement, the university expressed profound sorrow over the tragic loss of Coquilla, who was...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted MFT Group and Foundry Ventures, along with their officers, for the unauthorized solicitation of investments from the public following the case buildup by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a resolution dated May 26, state prosecutors found...
