Tag: Department of Justice

Guevarra designates assistant secretary as DOJ deputy spokesperson

(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice has a new deputy spokesperson. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra designated Assistant Secretary Neil Vincent Bainto to the post to “assist the spokesperson in informing the public of  matters of concern to the department, and to assume the tasks and duties of the spokesperson in his absence,” based on Department Order No. 491. The DOJ spokesperson is Undersecretary Markk Perete. “The department order shall take effect immediately unless otherwise revoked,” the […]

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Deadline for joint DOJ-DILG panel recommendations set for Sept. 12

Panel convenes for first time today (Eagle News)–The joint panel tasked to review the implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act 10592 has until September 12 to submit its recommendations to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra and Interior Secretary Eduardo Año. This is according to Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete, who announced the panel, which is also tasked to review the guidelines for the computation and processing of inmates’ Good Conduct Time Allowances increased under RA 10592, […]

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Guevarra: Approval of SOJ required before convicts sentenced to life in prison, reclusion perpetua are released

(Eagle News)–The approval of the Justice Secretary is required before an inmate who was  sentenced to life imprisonment or reclusion perpetua and who has served his sentence can be released. According to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, this is according to a department order issued by then-Justice Secretary Alfredo Caguioa in 2015. Caguioa is now a Supreme Court justice. According to Guevarra, the department order also affirmed the authority of the Bureau of Corrections director general  […]

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DOJ summons Elago, Villarin, Colmenares over police raps for alleged abduction of student

(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice has summoned two former lawmakers, a congresswoman and several others over the charges filed by the police for the alleged abduction of a student who became an activist. DOJ Assistant State Prosecutor Christine Perolino ordered Kabataan Partylist Rep. Sarah Elago, Makabayan and National Union of People’s Lawyers chair Neri Colmenares, former Akbayan Rep. Tom Villarin, Anakbayan Youth spokesperson Alex Danday, and Anakbayan chairperson Vencer Crisostomo to appear before a preliminary […]

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OSG maintains it can represent CIDG in sedition cases

(Eagle News)–The Office of the Solicitor General has maintained it can represent the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group as complainant in the sedition case against Vice President Leni Robredo and others. In its 23-page omnibus comment, the OSG said its authority to represent the CIDG was “expressly provided” in Section 35, Chapter 12 of Executive Order No. 292. According to the OSG, based on the provision, the OSG “shall represent the government of the Philippines, […]

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Robredo urges DOJ to defer deadline for her submission of counter-affidavit in sedition case

Asks DOJ to allow her to reproduce CIDG “evidence” vs her first   (Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo has filed a motion urging the Department of Justice to defer the deadline for her submission of counteraffidavit pending her receipt of supposed evidence against her in the sedition case against her. In her motion  for production and copying of evidence, Robredo urged the Department of Justice to direct the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation Group, which acts […]

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8chan owner blasts “sinister” moves to shut site down

The owner of the 8chan chat forum has described moves to shut down his website because it hosted hate messages linked to deadly US killings as “sinister” and “cowardly”. In a video uploaded to Youtube on Tuesday, Philippines-based Jim Watkins said the deadly weekend attacks in the American cities of El Paso and Dayton were a tragedy. But Watkins insisted 8chan had not broken any laws, and devoted most of his seven-and-a-half-minute video to criticising […]

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DOJ gathering info on online message board 8chan

(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice is gathering information on an online message board that is linked to mass shootings abroad and which is allegedly being run from the Philippines. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said this was before the DOJ would decide whether looking into 8chan–where the gunman in the El Paso, Texas shootings was supposed to have made a post in reference to the killings—was something the National Bureau of Investigation should do. 8chan was […]

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DOJ to refile estafa raps vs Wellmed’s Bryan Sy, others

(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice will refile the estafa charges it filed against Wellmed owner Bryan Sy and several others over the ghost dialysis mess, but which were junked by a Quezon City regional trial court. “No harm done,” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. According to Guevarra, “we were actually withdrawing the information filed with the regional trial court (RTC), but were overtaken by the court’s order.” In dismissing the charges for lack of jurisdiction, […]

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Robredo supporters to Guevarra: Dismiss sedition charges vs VP

(Eagle News)–Supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday, July 26, asked the Department of Justice to dismiss the sedition complaint filed against her over the Ang Totoong Narco-list videos against President Rodrigo Duterte’s family. In a letter to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the group called Team Pilipinas said the charges were “just another attempt to silence the opposition” and were “baseless.” For this, they cited what they said was Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo’s remark […]

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DOJ panel to CIDG: Provide complete addresses of Robredo, other respondents in sedition complaint

(Eagle News)–The panel of prosecutors tasked to conduct a preliminary probe into the sedition complaint filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and others has ordered the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group to provide the complete addresses of the respondents of the complaint. Justice Undersecretary  Markk Perete, Department of Justice spokesperson, said the directive to the acting complainant was contained in an order issued by the panel on Wednesday, July 24. According to Perete, the panel […]

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Lawyers group asks DOJ to junk sedition complaint over “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos

(Eagle News)–A group of lawyers has asked the Department of Justice to junk what it said were “baseless” sedition charges over the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos. The Free Legal Assistance Group said the charges, which were filed against Vice President Leni Robredo, Leila de Lima, Antonio Trillanes, some priests including Robert Reyes, and lawyers that include Romulo Macalintal, Chel Diokno, among others, were first of all based on a witness who was “not credible.” The […]

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