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Homeowner loses over P300,000 worth of items to thief

Under the measure, any person who shall willfully and indiscriminately discharge any firearms or other device that may not have been designed as firearms but can be functionally used as a firearm shall suffer the penalty of arresto mayor in its maximum period unless the facts of the case can be held to constitute any other offenses of which a higher penalty is prescribed.

Department of Justice Prosecutor General Benedicto A. Malcontento confirmed the filing of criminal charges against Dr. Chao-Tiao Yumol who killed three persons and wounded another in a shooting incident last July 24 at the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) in Quezon City. Yumol was charged

Operatives of the Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) arrested a man for carrying an unlicensed gun and frightening residents along a street in Caloocan City on Sunday, July 31. The CCPS identified the suspect as Daniel Celario, 30, a resident of Caloocan City. Responding CCPS officers immediate

Deniece Cornejo is given another chance to air her side on the sexual harassment allegations she filed against actor Ferdinand "Vhong" Navarro after the Court of Appeals (CA) granted her appeal on July 21. 

Court of Appeals The Court of Appeals (CA) has reversed the rulings of the Department of Justice (DOJ) as it ordered the filing of rape and acts of lasciviousness cases against television host and actor Ferdinand “Vhong” H. Navarro on complaints filed by model Deniece Milinette Cornejo. Reve

Department of Justice The Las Piñas City Prosecutor’s Office has decided to file two counts of cyber libel in court against talent manager Annabelle Rama-Gutierrez for allegedly maligning and damaging the name and reputation of businessman Joher Jake Joson. The filing of the cases was cont

Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan has convicted former Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Chairman Camilo L. Sabio of failure to render accounts as an accountable officer and has been ordered to pay the government P350,000 in civil liability. Sabio was also ordered to pay a fine

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos appealed the Court of Appeals affirmation of their cyberlibel conviction.

Maria A. Ressa Rappler’s Chief Executive Officer Maria A. Ressa and the news outfit’s former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to reconsider its decision that affirmed their cyber libel conviction under the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. They also challenged