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Palace just 'stating facts', not blaming past admin on GCTA
September 7, 2019, 6:20 pm
MANILA -- Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Saturday said Malacañang was merely "stating facts", as he denied blaming the previous administration for the implementation of Republic Act 10592, which provided the grant of Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) to prisoners. "The President… Read More
DOJ clarifies terms of transfer for inmates
September 7, 2019, 5:24 pm
MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Saturday clarified the terms for the transfer of convicts at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). "If the transfer is to a facility not controlled by the BuCor (Bureau of Corrections), the court that committed the PDL to the original penitentiary should at… Read More
SolGen asks DOJ to subpoena 3 witnesses in sedition raps
September 6, 2019, 6:37 pm
MANILA -- State lawyers on Friday urged anew the Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecution panel to subpoena and hear testimonies from new witnesses to corroborate the complaint filed by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) against Peter Joemel… Read More
Nothing amiss with transfer of convicts to Marine barracks: DOJ
September 6, 2019, 4:38 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday said there is nothing wrong with the transfer of convicts from the maximum security compound of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), including witnesses in the drug charges against Senator Leila de Lima, to the Philippine Marines Corps barracks in… Read More
DOJ urged to review possible rearrest of heinous crime convicts
September 3, 2019, 6:25 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review the possible rearrest of heinous crime convicts released under Republic Act 10592 or the good conduct time allowance (GCTA). Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this call following the release of almost… Read More
DOJ panel junks plea to dismiss sedition raps vs. 'Bikoy', et al.
August 30, 2019, 9:08 am
MANILA -- A panel of state prosecutors hearing the sedition and other cases arising from the revelations of whistleblower Peter Joemel Advincula, in connection with a plot to destabilize the Duterte administration before the last elections, turned down on Thursday the motions to dismiss filed by… Read More
Revilla nixes push for de Lima to remotely join Senate sessions
August 27, 2019, 5:57 pm
MANILA -- Senator Bong Revilla Jr. on Tuesday slammed what he called as “double standards” and “sense of entitlement” surrounding the proposal to allow detained Senator Leila de Lima to participate in plenary sessions through video conferencing. Revilla, who had been detained for four… Read More
Heinous crime convicts not eligible in good conduct law: DOJ
August 22, 2019, 8:08 pm
MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday said the inmates convicted of heinous crimes are not entitled to benefit from the law that shortens the prison terms of inmates through the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) system. "Take note on the issue on the eligibility (of prisoners)… Read More
PNP says release of 11K inmates poses no threat
August 22, 2019, 4:04 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said the impending release of some 11,000 inmates from prison does not pose any security threat, particularly, on the communities which they will soon be part of. “After having served their time in the (correction facilities), we believe… Read More
Inmates with 'good conduct' may be freed early: DOJ
August 21, 2019, 6:48 pm
MANILA -- Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday clarified issues raised following the implementation of a recent Supreme Court (SC) decision, which effectively shortened the prison terms of convicted persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) - through more liberal rules in… Read More
Calida urges DOJ to continue probe on sedition raps
August 20, 2019, 4:38 pm
MANILA -- Solicitor General Jose Calida has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to proceed with its investigation into the accusations against at least 36 persons, whom the police had filed cases against in connection with the "Ang Totoong Narco-List" video and the revelations of Peter Joemel… Read More
Bicolanos urged to take PMA entrance exam
August 19, 2019, 8:39 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – An official of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) on Monday urged Bicolanos to take the PMA entrance examination on Sunday, Aug. 25 as the first step towards a military career. In a phone interview, Lt. Col. Ray de Lima, PMA proctor team officer-in-charge, said an applicant… Read More
NBI nabs de Lima's co-accused in drug raps
August 16, 2019, 2:54 pm
MANILA --The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Friday arrested in Angeles City, Pampanga a co-accused in the drug cases involving Senator Leila de Lima after two years of evading authorities. NBI spokesman and Deputy Director Ferdinand Lavin told reporters that Jose Adrian Dera was nabbed… Read More
Muntinlupa RTC grants de Lima’s request to visit sick mom
August 14, 2019, 1:15 pm
MANILA -- Detained Senator Leila de Lima has been granted a 48-hour furlough from her detention by the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) to allow the lawmaker to attend to her ill mother. In separate orders dated August 13 and 14, the Muntinlupa RTC Branches 205 and 256 under Judge Liezel A.… Read More
SolGen urges defense lawyers: ‘Watch your words’
August 13, 2019, 9:41 am
MANILA – The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Monday urged counsels representing respondents in criminal cases to keep talk clean during litigation. This came after former senator Rene Saguisag called OSG lawyers “puppies” for representing the Philippine National Police-Criminal… Read More
Malacañang leaves it to court to decide on de Lima’s furlough
August 12, 2019, 5:37 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang said it will leave to the court to decide on detained Senator Leila de Lima’s request to visit her ailing 86-year-old mother in Camarines Sur. Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said President Rodrigo Duterte has never meddled… Read More
Gadon seeks 'Bikoy' admission as state witness
August 5, 2019, 4:15 pm
MANILA -- Lawyer Lorenzo "Larry" Gadon formally asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday to place his client, Peter Joemel Advincula alias 'Bikoy' under the government's witness protection program ahead of the prosecutors' hearing into the sedition charges filed by the Philippine National… Read More
'Bikoy' surrenders anew over cyber libel raps
July 30, 2019, 12:27 pm
MANILA – Peter Joemel Advincula, alias "Bikoy," the man behind a series of videos called “Ang Totoong Narcolist”, surrendered anew to the police over charges of cyber libel. Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said Advincula surrendered around 7 p.m. Monday… Read More
DOJ to start probe into sedition raps over 'Bikoy' videos
July 26, 2019, 3:11 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to hold a preliminary investigation into the complaint filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and her co-respondents in the so-called “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos, DOJ Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Friday. The preliminary hearing is… Read More
Assisting CIDG in sedition raps part of mandate: SolGen
July 24, 2019, 4:32 pm
MANILA — The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Wednesday asserted it has legal authority to assist law enforcers in preparing the sedition complaint filed against Vice President Ma. Leonor Robredo and 34 others following revelations made by Joemel "Bikoy" Advincula, the man behind the… Read More
