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The Philippine National Police (PNP) is not covered by the decision of the Court Appeals to remove Leyte Rep. Vicente Veloso III from the list of the alleged politicians involved in illegal drugs activities in the country. In a statement issued on Thursday, June 10, the PNP stated that Veloso has n
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 10) The Court of Appeals has ordered the Philippine National Police, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and other concerned agencies to remove Leyte Rep. Vicente Veloso’s name from the government’s March 2019 drug list.
In a decision promulgated on June 8, the court also directed the respondents the PNP, PDEA, Armed Forces of the Philippines, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, and Department of Interior and Local Government to destroy all documents, records and information related to the lawmaker’s inclusion in the narco list.
“They are also enjoined from further including the petitioner’s name in any publicized derogatory list that fails to follow due process,” read the decision penned by CA Associate Justice Apolinario Bruselas Jr.
The House of the Representatives' Committee on Justice on Thursday, June 3, formally dismissed the impeachment complaint filed against Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen (Supreme Court) Twenty members of the House panel, chaired by L