Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
(Eagle News) — The Makati City Regional Trial Court has reset the arraignment of self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa and his co-accused. Instead of Thursday, Aug. 2, Branch 64 Judge Gina M. Bibat-Palamos scheduled the arraignment of Espinosa, Peter Co, Lovely Impal, Marcelo Adorco and Ruel Malindangan to Aug. 29, after their lawyers said they would file a motion for reconsideration of the second Department of Justice panel that found probable cause for the filing of a conspiracy […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, July 19, said it was “very pleased” with the Department of Justice’s decision to indict Kerwin Espinosa and others. “The Palace is very pleased that the wheels of justice are turning to hold [them] accountable,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. In reversing the decision of a previous panel, the panel composed of Senior Assistant State Prosecutors Juan Pedro Navera, Anna Noreen Devanadera and Prosecution Attorney Herbert Calvin Abugan […]
(Eagle News) –Businessman and alleged drug trafficker Peter Lim has asked the Department of Justice to conduct a preliminary investigation into the drug charges filed against him separate from the one conducted for his co-respondents. Apart from Lim, self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa, Lovely Impal, Peter Co, and several others have been accused by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group of conspiring to sell, transport and trade shabu. In an ad cautelam motion […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said there was no basis for the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission’s recommendation to suspend the prosecutors who dismissed the drug complaint against Kerwin Espinosa and others. According to Aguirre, “(the PACC does) not know the workings and procedure of the DOJ when conducting preliminary investigation.” Aguirre issued the statement days after he apologized to Assistant State Prosecutor Michael John Humarang, Acting Prosecutor General Jorge Catalan, Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Rassendell Rex Gingoyon, […]
