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Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan has denied anew the plea of former Maguindanao Governor Datu Sajid Uy Ampatuan for further clarification on the documents presented by the prosecution on his graft and falsification charges. Ampatuan has been charged with eight counts of violations of Section

National Bureau of Investigation Two persons who posed themselves as “agents” of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and attempted “to extort money” from the owners of an establishment in Quezon City have been arrested. In a statement, NBI Officer-in-Charge Director Eric B. Distor identi

Commission on Human Rights First, it was the arrest of persons who do not wear or who improperly wear face masks in public places. Now, it is the arrest of barangay captains (chairmen) who fail to enforce restrictions against mass gatherings in their areas. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR)

The Department of Justice would study President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for the authorities to arrest barangay leaders who fail to enforce the ban on mass gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an undersecretary said on Thursday.

Published May 28, 2021, 5:29 PM Department of Justice The guidelines on the arrest of persons who are not wearing or improperly wearing face masks in public places and the apprehension of barangay officials who fail to enforce restrictions on mass gatherings will be made public early next week, Justice Undersecretary Adrian Ferdinand S. Sugay said Friday afternoon, May 28. Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra had signed the joint memorandum circular (JMC) that contains the guidelines. “The J...

MANILA, May 27 — Fed up by reports of mass gatherings amid government efforts to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), President Rodrigo Roa Duterte warned barangay captains anew saying they may face arrest if they fail to prevent public gatherings that could be considered “super...

BusinessWorld May 27, 2021 | 8:16 pm Reporter THE GOVERNMENT would probably ease the general lockdown in Manila, the capital and nearby cities and provinces next month as coronavirus infections continue to fall, according to the presidential palace. “There’s a likelihood that the quarantine classifications might be relaxed on the basis of formula but subject to the recommendation of Metro Manila that any further reopening should be gradual,” presidential spokesman Herminio...

Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said on Wednesday, May 26, that he is going to use his subpoena power on those involved in the sale of vaccine and vaccination slots in order to expedite the ongoing investigation of the police. This, as investigators

Press Release De Lima urges colleagues to support bill protecting rights of abandoned child Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has urged her colleagues to help push for the passage of the bill promoting the rights of and providing greater protections to deserted or abandoned children with unknown parents also called as "foundlings" to help them grow and be productive citizens of the country. In her sponsorship speech of the Foundling Recognition and Protection Act, authored by Sen. Risa Hontiv...

Published May 27, 2021 12:00am Updated May 27, 2021 3:12am President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night ordered the arrest of barangay chairpersons who fail to enforce the ban on parties, picnics, and other mass gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In his weekly briefing on COVID-19 response, Duterte said barangay chairs would be liable for dereliction of duty under the Revised Penal Code if they failed to prevent the gatherings in their respective jurisdictions. Duterte gave th...