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(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima has just completed booking procedures inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City, following her arrest at 8 a.m. Friday at the Senate for drug-related charges. Under the normal booking procedures, it could take a few hours to complete. In De Lima’s case, the whole process took about two hours. As of posting time (10:30 a.m.), she has just left Camp Crame and […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II advised Senator Leila de Lima not to be choosy as to where she would be detained, after the senator refused the earlier offer of the Philippine National Police to have her detained at the PNP Detention Center in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Aguirre said it was actually the Muntinlupa regional trial court which would determine where De Lima would be detained. “She does not want to […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II advised Senator Leila De Lima to be watchful of her statements since she could face another criminal case, this time for “inciting to sedition” for calling on the public to rise up against President Rodrigo Duterte. Aguirre, who had been called a “mediocre lawyer” by De Lima, said the former justice secretary who is now facing three drug-related charges for her alleged involvement in the proliferation of illegal drug […]
(Eagle News) – Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa is readying the PNP Custodial Center and offering this as a possible detention area for Senator Leila De Lima in case she is arrested for drug-related charges. Dela Rosa said he is just awaiting instructions, but he is readying the detention center just in case. “I’m just waiting for instructions from a competent court kung in case kailangan nang gamitin ang aming […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments confirmed today the ad interim appointment of Vitaliano Aguirre II as Justice Secretary. In a hearing Wednesday afternoon (February 15) at the Senate, the CA confirmed Aguirre’s appointment as head of the Department of Justice, after the speeches of Senators Loren Legarda and JV Ejercito extolling the qualities and experience of Aguirre, befitting his position as the Justice chief of the country. It was Legarda who […]
(Eagle News) – Fireworks again flew during the confirmation hearing for Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II with Senator Antonio Trillanes questioning the credibility and ability of Aguirre to head the Department of Justice. Trillanes particularly pointed out a previous statement of Secretary Aguirre saying that drug lords and other criminals are not “humanity.” The senator said Aguirre’s statement had bothered him. The particular quote from Aguirre which was reported in the media was this: […]
(Eagle News) – Controversial former police officer and alleged Jack Lam middleman, Wenceslao “Wally” Sombero is now back in the country, claiming that he did no wrong when he left even if there was an immigration lookout bulletin order (ILBO) against him. In a press conference upon his arrival from Vancouver, Canada, Sombero said in the first place, any person who is the subject of an ILBO cannot be prevented from leaving, based on a decision issued […]
https://youtu.be/3T3shxDCnss (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima accused the government of making extra effort to hasten the filing of cases against her, which she said was a violation of her right to due process. “Di ba dati ko nang sinabi sa inyo yung advance info ng DOJ (Department of Justice), na talagang pinabibilisan na nila? May mga ilang kaso na ipapadala nila sa Ombudsman, pero meron ding ipapadala sa regular trial court,” she […]
(Eagle News) – Armed Forces chief of Staff General Eduardo Año confirmed that they wrote a report on alleged illegal and unauthorized fixtures inside the cell of high-profile inmates detained at the Camp Aguinaldo custodial center of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). He said that the AFP did regular checks at the Military Police Battalion Custodial Detention Center (MPBCDC) and part of the results of their investigation was to make a report […]
(Eagle News) – Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II urged National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants who had earlier been temporarily released by the Philippine government to report back to the government as a matter of courtesy. Aguirre said that the bail given to them was not indefinite, so it is incumbent upon the communist leaders to report back to the government, if they want to renew their bail bond. President Duterte has […]
Quezon City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said that he does not believe in former President Benigno Aquino III’s denial of responsibility for the Mamasapano tragedy. Aguirre also challenged Aquino to subject his personal phone under forensic examination in order to check what really were his commands to those directing the Oplan Exodus, particularly former Philippine National Police Chief Cesar Alan Purisima. https://youtu.be/nsTFnNMTCms Aguirre was the counsel who represented former Philippine […]
