Tag: Department of Justice

VP Binay says suspension of his son a defiance of the rule of law

“Defiance of the rule of law” is how Vice-President Jejomar Binay Sr described the efforts of the Office of the Ombudsman, Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to continue the implementing the suspension order against his son, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr. Said agencies said that the temporary restraining order issued by the Court of Appeals is moot and academic because the Makati Vice-Mayor already took his […]

BOI Submits “Mamasapano Report”

The final report of the Board of Inquiry (BOI) on Mamasapano incident was finally submitted on March 13 by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Police Director Benjamin Magalong to The first five sets of the final report, with each set consisting of 120 pages, were submitted by Magalong to Philippine National Police Officer-in-charge (PNP-OIC) Leonardo Espina.  The compiled documents were named “The Mamasapano Report.” Before the turn over to PNP, the final […]

De Lima asks NBP officials to explain illegal activities, luxurious living of drug inmates

(Eagle News Service) — Justice Secretary Leila de Lima asked  officials of the New Bilibid Prisons, including the commander of the jailguards in NBP’s maximum security compound, to explain how the drug inmates had managed to live luxuriously while inside the prison compound. De Lima asked NBP head Superintendent Franklin Bucayu for the list of all the assigned officers in the NBP’s maximum security compound, to determine who should be blamed for the illegal activities […]