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The cases are very likely to reach the Supreme Court

The Court of Appeals (CA) Seventh Division reversed and set aside the previous resolutions issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and directed it to charge

Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra on Tuesday, Dec. 21, said the Supreme Court (SC) will have the final say on the validity of the revised implementing rules and regulations (IRR) on the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law under Republic Act No. 10592.

MANILA - State lawyers have filed a motion asking the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) to reconsider its decision ordering the release of the accused in the April 1989 murder of American military adviser, Col. James Rowe, in Quezon City. In its 28-page decision dated November 8, Muntinlupa RTC Judge Gener Gito ordered the release of Juanito Itaas, who is deemed to have already served his sentence under the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) rules. Itaas has served 32 years, 1 month and 12 d...

Petitioners say there was deception all along

Regional Trial Court A Muntinlupa City regional trial court (RTC) has ordered the release of Juanito T. Itaas, a member of a sparrow unit of the New People’s Army (NPA), who was convicted in the 1989 killing of United States Army Col. James Rowe. In a 28-page decision dated last Nov. 8, RTC Jud

DOJ The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to confer with the Office of the Solicitor (OSG) on the recent decision of a Muntinlupa City regional trial court (RTC) which ordered the release of the convicted killer of United States Army Col. James Rowe in 1989. RTC Judge Gener M. Gito ordered the

The Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the US Embassy in Manila, the Asia Foundation, and key officials and stakeholders from the Philippine law enforcement sector marked the 2021 International Anti-Corruption Day with an initiative to reinvigorate the commitment of law enforcement agencies to fight corruption…

Cotabato City-based Judge Annabelle Piang says it took prosecutors more than 20 years to bring the case to court and the prescription period to file it had already lapsed

Under the prevailing climate of impunity, the Philippine government has opted to add another layer of danger and abuse. With the Supreme Court recently upholding the constitutionality in bulk of the Anti-Terrorism Act, the ordinary Juan appears to be shoved off the cliff from which he was hanging for dear…