NUPL asks DOJ to file murder raps vs 17 cops tagged in ‘Bloody Sunday’ killing The National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) on Wednesday (April 20) asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file murder charges against the 17 policemen involved in killing of Ariel Evangelista and his wife Ana Mariz Evangeslita during the so-called March 7, 2021 “bloody Sunday operations in... READ FULL ARTICLE
Glenn Chong prods NBI to file raps vs. ex-Rizal police chief over aide’s slay Senatorial candidate Glenn Chong said a criminal complaint has been filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) Police Brigadier General Edward Carranza, the former chief of the Rizal police, for the killing of the former lawmaker’s aide Richard Red... READ FULL ARTICLE
Suarez: Dismissal of drug raps vs Lim, Espinosa not 1st time Aguirre ‘disappointed us’ Quezon 4th District Representative Danilo Suarez, in his Manila Standard column, expressed his alarm over the dismissal of drug charges by a Department of Justice (DOJ) panel against alleged drug lords Peter Lim and Kerwin... READ FULL ARTICLE
Baka siya ang susi! Bong Revilla welcomes Napoles as state witness Former senator Bong Revilla on March 21 said turning alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles into a state witness will be helpful in the plunder charges against... READ FULL ARTICLE
Fariñas on Magalong: He’s the man Majority Floor Leader Rudy Fariñas built up the credibility of Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Director Bemjamin Magalong big time even as the latter bared a crucial testimony during Wednesday's (September 21) House inquiry on the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) drug... READ FULL ARTICLE
Patas lang: Umali says he’ll be fair to sorority sis De Lima in House probe Oriental Mindoro Rep. Rey Umali, chairman of the House Committee on Justice, had vowed to conduct an objective inquiry in aid of legislation on the alleged proliferation of illegal drugs at the New Bilibid Prison... READ FULL ARTICLE
Baguio politiko loses property in disputed forest reservation Baguio City Rep. Nicasio Aliping can no longer develop his privately owned resort in Mt. Santo Tomas in Tuba, Benguet that has been declared as a protected watershed and forest reserve. In a ruling, the Court of Appeals (CA) dismissed Aliping’s motion for reconsideration appealing the issuance of the permanent environmental protection order (PEPO) on... READ FULL ARTICLE
De Lima: Reyes siblings to get ‘handcuff treatment’ Former Palawan governor Joel Reyes and his brother, former Coron mayor Mario Reyes will return to the country in handcuffs. This was the guarantee of Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila de Lima on Tuesday, September 22, or a day after the official confirmed the arrest of the two top fugitives in Phuket, Thailand. According... READ FULL ARTICLE
DOJ OKs murder charges vs. Mayor Regencia over Varf Belmonte’s ambush The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended the filing of murder and other criminal charges against suspended Iligan City Mayor Celso Regencia and several others over the ambush of Iligan Rep. Vicente “Varf” Belmonte last year. In a resolution released on August 9, the DOJ’s panel of prosecutors recommended the indictment of Regencia for three... READ FULL ARTICLE