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5 DOJ undersecretaries named

MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced that it has received the appointment papers of its five senior officials from Malacanang. In a message to reporters, lawyer Mico Clavano of the Office of the Secretary said the appointments of undersecretaries Deo Marco, Jose Cadiz Jr., Jesse Andres, Nicholas Ty, and Geronimo Sy were transmitted by the Palace on Tuesday afternoon. Marco was also an undersecretary during the term of then secretary and now Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra. He supervised a number of attached agencies, including the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) which has been named by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla as one of the agency's problematic offices. Sy, meanwhile, was a senior prosecutor at the DOJ before being named as undersecretary while Ty was promoted after serving as an assistant secretary during the past administration. Andres previously served as chief of staff of former Vice President Noli de Castro. Andres, Sy, and Cadiz replaced former undersecretaries Adrian Sugay, Emmeline Aglipay-Villar and Jon Salvahan, respectively. (PNA) }

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Guevarra clams up on NTC/NSA order to block terrorist websites

MANILA-Incoming Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra has declined to air his position over the decision of government regulators to block websites of Communist terror groups (CTGs) and their affiliates. "As this matter may reach the court, and the OSG (Office of the Solicitor General) may be involved, it is prudent that I reserve my comment on the issue until then. Thank you for your understanding," Guevarra told newsmen seeking his comment on the matter. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) earlier acted favorably on a request made by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. for authorities to block the affiliated websites of Communist terror groups. Guevarra will be replacing Solicitor General Jose Calida whose team successfully defended the validity of the controversial Anti-Terror Act of 2020 before the Supreme Court (SC). Guevarra will be replaced in the DOJ by Deputy Speaker Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla who has been designated by President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos, Jr. as the next Justice secretary. A spokesman at the DOJ last Wednesday, said there are sufficient safeguard and recourse for parties and individuals who feel aggrieved by rulings of the Anti-Terror Council (ATC). Replying to newsmen's queries, Justice Undersecretary Adrian Sugay said that "if anybody should feel aggrieved by any perceived improper use or application of any provisions of the ATA (Anti-Terror Act), including the provisions in designation, there are remedies under the law and judicial recourse is always available." Sugay cited rules implementing ATA which provides that assets of the designated terrorist individual, groups of persons, organization, or association under the Act shall be subject to government authority and that all designations shall not be dependent upon the pendency of any criminal proceeding against the proposed designee. In a letter to National Telecommunications Commissioner Gamaliel Cordona last June 6, Esperon sought the agency's action against 26 websites affiliated with the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People's Army. The groups, Esperon said in his letter to the NTC, "have established pervasive online presence through their websites that they (CTG) continually use to publish propaganda and misinformation campaigns in order to malign the Philippine government, recruit new members, and to solicit funds from local and international sources." Esperon requested for the NTC to issue an order for Philippine internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to the sites. Last April 26, the Supreme Court (SC) upheld the validity of Republic Act (RA) 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2022 except for two provisions of the law. Such provisions are that qualifiers in Section 4 (defining terrorism) and in Section 25 (Designation of Terrorist Individual, Groups of Persons, Organizations or Association) of the anti-terror law or Republic Act No. 11479. (PNA) }

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Guevarra mum on NTC, NSA order to block terror websites

MANILA-Incoming Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra has declined to air his position over the decision of government regulators to block websites of Communist terror groups (CTGs) and their affiliates. "As this matter may reach the court, and the OSG (Office of the Solicitor General) may be involved, it is prudent that I reserve my comment on the issue until then. Thank you for your understanding," Guevarra told newsmen seeking his comment on the matter. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) earlier acted favorably on a request made by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. for authorities to block the affiliated websites of Communist terror groups. Guevarra will be replacing Solicitor General Jose Calida whose team successfully defended the validity of the controversial Anti-Terror Act of 2020 before the Supreme Court (SC). Guevarra will be replaced by Deputy Speaker Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla who has been designated by President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos, Jr. as the next Justice secretary. A spokesman at the DOJ on Wednesday said there are sufficient safeguard and recourse for parties and individuals who feel aggrieved by rulings of the Anti-Terror Council (ATC). Replying to newsmen's queries, Justice Undersecretary Adrian Sugay said that "if anybody should feel aggrieved by any perceived improper use or application of any provisions of the ATA (Anti-Terror Act), including the provisions in designation, there are remedies under the law and judicial recourse is always available." Sugay cited rules implementing ATA which provides that assets of the designated terrorist individual, groups of persons, organization, or association under the Act shall be subject to government authority and that all designations shall not be dependent upon the pendency of any criminal proceeding against the proposed designee. In a letter to National Telecommunications Commissioner Gamaliel Cordona last June 6, Esperon sought the agency's action against 26 websites affiliated with the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People's Army. The groups, Esperon said in his letter to the NTC, "have established pervasive online presence through their websites that they (CTG) continually use to publish propaganda and misinformation campaigns in order to malign the Philippine government, recruit new members, and to solicit funds from local and international sources." Esperon requested for the NTC to issue an order for Philippine internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to the sites. Last April 26, the Supreme Court (SC) upheld the validity of Republic Act (RA) 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2022 except for two provisions of the law. Such provisions are that qualifiers in Section 4 (defining terrorism) and in Section 25 (Designation of Terrorist Individual, Groups of Persons, Organizations or Association) of the anti-terror law or Republic Act No. 11479. (PNA) }

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With barely a month left in office, Esperon red-tags independent news sites, 'attacks press freedom'

With barely a month left in office, Esperon red-tags independent news sites, 'attacks press freedom'
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Remedies available for people aggrieved by ATC rulings: DOJ

MANILA-There are sufficient safeguard and recourse for parties and individuals who feel aggrieved by rulings of the Anti-Terror Council (ATC), a justice official said Wednesday following the request by National Security Advisor Hermogenes Esperon Jr. for authorities to block the affiliated websites of Communist terror groups (CTG). Replying to newsmen's queries, Justice Undersecretary Adrian Sugay said that "if anybody should feel aggrieved by any perceived improper use or application of any provisions of the ATA (Anti-Terror Act), including the provisions in designation, there are remedies under the law and judicial recourse is always available." Sugay cited rules implementing ATA which provides that assets of the designated terrorist individual, groups of persons, organization, or association under the Act shall be subject to government authority and that all designations shall not be dependent upon the pendency of any criminal proceeding against the proposed designee. In a letter to National Telecommunications Commissioner Gamaliel A. Cordona last June 6, Esperon sought the agency's action against 26 websites affiliated with the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People's Army. The groups, Esperon said in his letter to the NTC "have established pervasive online presence through their websites that they (CTG) continually use to publish propaganda and misinformation campaigns in order to malign the Philippine government, recruit new members, and to solicit funds from local and international sources." Esperon is requesting an order from the NTC for Philippine internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to the sites. Last April 26, the Supreme Court (SC) upheld the validity of the Republic Act (RA) 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2022 except for two provisions of the law. Aside from a portion of Section 4 and a portion of Section 25, all the other challenged provisions of RA 11479 are not unconstitutional. Section 4 deals with excluding mass actions and similar exercise of civil and political rights from the definition of terrorism while Section 25 is about requests by foreign agencies or bodies to designate persons as terrorists and terrorist organizations. The SC voted 12-3 to declare unconstitutional the qualifier portion of Section 4 which states "which are not intended to cause death or serious physical harm to a person, to endanger a person's life, or to create a serious risk to public safety." This qualifier to the proviso in Section 4 "is declared as unconstitutional for being overbroad and violative of freedom of expression,". Likewise stricken down by a vote of 9-6 was a portion of Section 25, Paragraph 2 which allows "request for designations by other jurisdictions or supranational jurisdictions may be adopted by the ATC after determination that the proposed designee meets the criteria for designation of UNSCR No. 1373." (PNA) }

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Gem-Ver fishers finally receive P6M compensation

Justice Undersecretary Adrian Sugay said F/B Gem-Ver’s owner and fishermen have received “full compensation” amounting to P6 million last May 16.

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Gem-Ver 1 owner, crewmen receive P6M in compensation

The owner and fishermen of the F/B Gem-Ver 1 fishing vessel that was wrecked by Chinese ship three years ago have finally received full compensation, an official of the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday.

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Gem-Ver fishermen get ₱6M compensation over Recto Bank incident

Gem-Ver fishermen get ₱6M compensation over Recto Bank incident
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Filipino fishermen, boat owner 'compensated' for South China Sea ramming incident — BenarNews

Settlement of U.S $113,421 is half of what fishermen sought in compensation for a Chinese trawler sinking their boat.

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Filipino fishermen, boat owner 'compensated' for South China Sea ramming incident — Radio Free Asia

Settlement of U.S $113,421 is half of what fishermen sought for a Chinese trawler sinking their boat.

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