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MANILA - Rodrigo R. Duterte, the oldest to get elected as Philippine president and the first chief executive from Mindanao, turns 77 on Monday (March 28). Being the top leader of the country, he has faced the country's problems with his promise of "Tapang at Malasakit" or courage and empathy to the Filipino people. While it is Duterte's last to celebrate his birthday as the country's president, he would be remembered by his fellow Filipinos for his legacy. Let us take a loo...

Department of Justice Action Center (DOJAC Facebook photo) MANILA - A fifth regional assistance center of the Department of Justice (DOJ) will start operations within the month. The DOJ Action Center (DOJAC) Region III will be available to serve the marginalized sector inthe provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales by March 24, theagency said in a statement on Friday. It will be located at the New Capitol Compound in Palayan City, the capital of Nueva Eci...

Partido ng Lakas ng Masa presidential bet Leody de Guzman wants the budget for pending infrastructure projects reallocated to other sectors, citing alleged corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways.

DOJAC The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to open on March 8 its Action Center (DOJAC) in Barangay Pagudpud in San Fernando City, La Union to provide legal and mediation services, and referral of concerns sought by residents of Region 1, particularly from the poor and less privileged persons.

Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra The fight against corruption, review of the war against illegal drugs, and enforcement of the Philippines-United Nations joint program on protection and promotion of human rights are the priorities of Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra in the next six mon

JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra is pushing for the designation of a prosecutor and auditor as “deputized ombudsmen” at the Department of Health (DOH) to act on allegations of corruption in the handling hefty budgetary allocations for the pandemic. However, Guevarra admitted that the plan would require the concurrence of the Office of the…

Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales Had the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report on the “deficiencies” by the Department of Health (DOH) in the use of more than P67 billion in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) funds in 2020 happened during her time, former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales sa

Office of the Ombudsman The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) will await the completion of the Commission on Audit’s (COA) findings on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fund utilization of the Department of Health (DOH) before conducting its probe if needed. Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires on T

Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra (2) The Task Force Against Corruption (TFAC) “will step in” if the Department of Health (DOH) will fail to “justifiably comply with or render an acceptable explanation” on the reported deficiencies found by the Commission on Audit (COA) in the health agen

Published July 28, 2021 11:11am “We hope to sign it next week. With deputized resident ombudsmen in place, the TFAC (Task Force Against Corruption) can take more effective action. Although not highly publicized, the task force has been building up a lot of corruption cases reported to us,” Jutice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said in a statement Tuesday. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the agreement that would authorize the deployment of prosecutors and state auditors to government ...