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'Patuloy ako': Australian nun on win vs Immigration bureau

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 12:48 AM

Odds are stacked against her and that's why Australian nun Patricia Fox didn't expect that the wheels of justice would turned in her favor. Read more »

Sister Fox stays: DOJ says immigration has no 'legal basis' to cancel visa

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 10:28 PM

(UPDATED) The Department of Justice (DOJ) has nullified the Bureau of Immigration’s order forfeiting the missionary visa of Australian nun Patricia Fox on technical grounds. Read more »

Sister Fox fights to continue missionary work in Philippines, lawyer says

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 09:59 AM

Should the DOJ deny Fox's appeal, she would elevate the case to President Rodrigo Duterte's office or to the Supreme Court, her lawyer said.  Read more »

'Price-fixing whistleblowers may be granted immunity'

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 01:22 AM

Whistleblowers who will report price-fixing, cartels, bid rigging and other anti-competitive behavior may be granted immunity or reduced penalties under the Philippine Competition Commission’s (PCC) leniency program. Read more »

Australian nun files fresh appeal on cancelled visa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 04:20 PM

Australian nun Patricia Fox on Tuesday asked the Department of Justice to reverse the Bureau of Immigration's decision that denied her appeal against the cancellation of her missionary visa.   Read more »

Security agency ng pamilya ni Calida, iimbestigahan sa kontrata sa gobyerno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 11:49 PM

Magsasagawa rin ang Senado ng sariling imbestigasyon. Read more »

Filipino citizenship para kay Sister Patricia Fox, inihain sa Kongreso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 11:01 PM

Inihain ng Makabayan bloc nitong Miyerkoles ang isang panukalang batas na naglalayong bigyan ng Filipino citizenship ang Australian na misyonerong si Sister Patricia Fox. Read more »

Guevarra: No funds lost in unauthorized bank accounts under Aguirre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 05:21 PM

No money is missing, says Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra.  Read more »

Guevarra flip-flops, will now probe security contract with Calida firm

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 05:08 PM

Newly-confirmed Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said his department will now look into the contracts it entered into with a security firm owned by Solicitor General Jose Calida. Read more »

Tourism, Justice, Agrarian Reform chiefs confirmed by CA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 01:05 PM

The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday confirmed the ad interim appointments of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones, and Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat. Read more »

DOJ says contracts with Calida security firm aboveboard

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 03:40 PM

MANILA- The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday the contracts it entered into with a security firm owned by Solicitor General Jose Calida are aboveboard and underwent the required procurement process. Read more »

DOJ names new Pasay OIC prosecutor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 03:47 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has named deputy city prosecutor Dolores Pulgo-Rillera as officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Office of the City Prosecutor of Pasay City. Read more »

COA cites unauthorized accounts, unliquidated funds at DOJ under Aguirre

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 07:03 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) opened 3 unauthorized bank accounts to "park" government funds and released salaries without supporting documents during the time of its resigned chief Vitaliano Aguirre II, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its 2017 audit report. Read more »

Sister Fox, inapela sa DOJ ang nakatakdang deportation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 09:38 PM

Dumulog ang madre na si Sister Patricia Fox sa Department of Justice (DOJ) upang mabaliktad ang kasong deportasyon sa kaniya.  Read more »

'Wala nang banta sa buhay': Napoles inalis sa Witness Protection Program

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 07:32 PM

Tinanggal ng Department of Justice (DOJ) nitong Biyernes sa kanilang witness protection program ang umano'y 'pork barrel mastermind' na si Janet Lim Napoles. Read more »

Napoles camp regrets DOJ decision to end witness protection coverage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 07:29 PM

The camp of businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles on Friday said it regrets the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to terminate her provisional admission to its witness protection program.   Read more »

Sister Patricia’s petition

Romeo Ranoco, Reuters
Posted at May 25 05:40 PM

Australian missionary Patricia Fox (center) is escorted by her colleagues before filing a petition calling for the review of her deportation case at the Department of Justice in Manila on Friday.  Read more »

DOJ ends Janet Napoles' witness protection coverage

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 25 06:20 PM

The Department of Justice on Friday said it terminated businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles' provisional admission to its witness protection program. Read more »

DOJ orders probe into retired Ozamiz prosecutor's slay

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 08:00 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe Tuesday’s killing of a former public prosecutor in Ozamiz City. Read more »

Takot ng grupo sa Baguio: 'Profiling,' baka maabuso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 05:32 PM

Ayon sa grupo, ang profiling ay maaari raw magdulot ng diskriminasyon, harassment, at pananakot. Read more »