Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
1717 convicts surrendered before the deadline, DOJ says (Eagle News)–Over 1700 convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have surrendered, as the deadline imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte for them to do so lapsed at midnight. With the final figure of 1717 as of 11 p.m., Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the Department of Justice would now firm up its list of those who have yet to surrender, and which would be submitted […]
(Eagle News)–Over 1600 convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have so far surrendered to authorities, the Department of Justice said. Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the 1665 who are now in Bureau of Corrections custody is as of 8 p.m. today, over three hours before the deadline for their surrender. It was President Rodrigo Duterte who gave the convicts released under the GCTA law 15 days to turn themselves in or be […]
(Eagle News)–Over 600 convicts who were believed to have been prematurely released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have surrendered so far. According to Undersecretary Markk Perete, Department of Justice spokesperson, the 692 are now in Bureau of Corrections custody. The convicts released under the law, which reduces the sentence of inmates based on good conduct, have until Sept. 19 to surrender or be treated as fugitives based on President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive. The […]
(Eagle News)–Over 600 convicts who were released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have already surrendered to authorities. According to Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete, as of 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, 612 inmates are already in Bureau of Corrections custody. The deadline for the surrender of the convicts is Sept. 19, based on President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive. Perete said they were also checking if two of the convicts in the Chiong rape-slay case, […]
(Eagle News)–Over 500 convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have so far surrendered to authorities, the Department of Justice said. According to Justice Undersecretary and spokesperson Markk Perete, the 505 are in Bureau of Corrections custody. President Rodrigo Duterte earlier ordered the convicts released under the law, which reduces the sentence of inmates for good conduct, to surrender or be treated as fugitives. This was following reports GCTA was being sold to […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Kusang loob na sumuko sa CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal at Quezon) police sa Kalayaan, Laguna nitong weekend ang dalawampung myembro ng New People’s Army na kabilang sa tribong Dumagat. Isinurender din nila sa mga otoridad ang 12 unit ng high powered firearms, mga bala at ilang granada. Nagpasya umano silang sumuko dahil sa hirap ng kanilang sitwasyon sa bundok. “Kami po ay nag-surrender sa mga […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll in overnight raids in Bulacan has risen to 32. In a press conference on Wednesday, Bulacan director Senior Supt. Romeo Caramat said of the 32 killed, 16 were on their drug watch list, two were surrenderees and 14 were new in the drug trade. He said all in all, the police conducted 66 operations from 12 a.m, August 15, to 12 midnight the same day. Of the 66, he said […]
(Reuters) By David Brunnstrom | UNITED NATIONS Philippines Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay told the United Nations on Saturday his country’s new president, Rodrigo Duterte, had an “unprecedented” mandate and the world should not interfere in his crackdown on crime. Addressing the annual U.N. General Assembly, Yasay said the Duterte government was “determined to free the Philippines from corrupt and other stagnating practices, including the manufacture, distribution and use of illicit drugs. “Our actions, however, […]
