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DOJ says no law yet making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory

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Posted at Jun 22 10:17 PM

Get jabbed or get jailed. The Philippine president issues this warning to Filipinos who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.   Read more »

Refusing vaccination not a crime, says DOJ after Duterte threat

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 01:02 PM

There is no law that requires vaccination, said Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday, after President Rodrigo Duterte warned the public that those who refuse to be inoculated faced arrests.  Read more »

Lawyers’ group rues Duterte order to keep files on some drug-war cases off-limits

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Posted at Jun 02 09:16 AM

A lawyers' group Wednesday said it was "unfortunate" that police had to keep files on drug-war related cases off-limits after Duterte's order citing confidentiality. Read more »

Multi-agency guidelines aim to harmonize enforcement of health protocols but leave out how to resolve conflicts

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 11:53 PM

Three government agencies on Tuesday signed a joint memorandum circular which provides for guidelines on how to implement health protocols across the country, with the goal of harmonizing the enforcement of laws and ordinances.    Read more »

Duterte says not all drug war records can be released

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Updated as of Jun 01 10:09 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte refused to give the justice department access to all police records on anti-drug operations. Read more »

PNP kumambiyo, piling 'drug war' records na lang ang ipapasilip sa DOJ

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Posted at Jun 01 08:31 PM

Di mabubuksan ng gobyerno ang lahat ng records nito sa war on drugs dahil baka makompromiso raw ang seguridad ng bansa.  Read more »

PNP backtracks: Only 53 resolved drug war cases available for DOJ review

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 05:06 PM

From an initial 61 cases, PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar told ANC Rundown on Wednesday the PNP is willing to grant the DOJ access to all the records of more than 7,000 deaths during drug operations “as long as the DOJ requested for [their] availability.” Read more »

DOJ task force to make 'preliminary assessment' on murder of ex-priest, peace consultant

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Posted at May 31 06:18 PM

MANILA - The inter-agency task force on extrajudicial killings will make a "preliminary assessment" on the killings of 2 National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants in the Visayas, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday. Read more »

Why does the DOJ need PNP consent to probe cops in drug war?

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at May 31 12:06 AM

The timing of this PNP-DOJ cooperation makes us suspicious that it is more for the consumption of the International Criminal Court that is expected to release its decision on the result of the preliminary examination of the situation in the Philippines before Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda retires on June 15. Read more »

DOJ cites more laws to justify Duterte order to arrest village chiefs in 'super-spreader events'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 09:17 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra earlier in the day said he signed the joint memorandum circular and it will be routed for signature to the DILG secretary and Philippine National Police chief for their signatures. Read more »

Duterte orders arrest of village chiefs over violations of mass gathering ban

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Posted at May 27 10:52 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the arrest of village leaders who fail to prevent health protocol violations in their jurisdictions. Read more »

Duterte may babala, paniniguro sa pulisya

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Posted at May 27 08:29 PM

Binalaan ni Pangulong Duterte ang mga pulis na gagawa ng mali, pero nangakong dedepensahan sila kung nasa tama.  Read more »

DOJ: Need to study legal bases for Duterte’s order to arrest brgy. chairs over super-spreader events

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 03:12 PM

An official from the Department of Justice on Thursday said there is a need to study the legal bases cited by President Rodrigo Duterte and his chief legal counsel in ordering the arrest of barangay chairpersons in areas where super-spreader events take place.   Read more »

DOJ: 'Nanlaban' cases in drug war says a lot about police rules of engagement

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Posted at May 27 10:28 AM

MANILA - A justice official on Thursday described as "revealing" deaths related to the country's anti-drug campaign, saying the initial review of "nanlaban" cases— or suspects killed after allegedly resisting arrest— "say a lot" about how police conduct their operations. Read more »

PNP willing to open all drug war records to DOJ

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Posted at May 26 10:04 PM

The Philippine National Police said it will grant the justice department access to police records on its anti-drug operations. Read more »

PNP says willing to give DOJ access to entire drug war record

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Posted at May 26 09:52 AM

The Philippine National Police said Wednesday it is willing to give the Department of Justice access to records of all its investigations against policemen in its drug war campaign since 2016. Read more »

PNP opens drug war records of 61 cases to DOJ review - Guevarra

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 05:59 PM

The 61 cases, however, constitute less than 1 percent of the more than 7,000 cases of deaths during police drug operations, based on official government figures. Human rights groups claim a much higher count. Read more »

Authorities probe illegal COVID-19 vaccine slot sale

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Updated as of May 25 01:47 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) — Authorities have identified at least one person behind the alleged sale of COVID-19 vaccines and slots in local vaccination drives, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said Monday. Read more »

Hong Kong police officer may face criminal charges over massage parlor visit, experts say

Christy Leung and Chris Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 20 03:42 PM

Internal investigation cleared Senior Assistant Commissioner and Director of National Security Frederic Choi of illegal or unethical conduct. But legal experts say the Department of Justice could take a different view and point to the case of jailed former police senior superintendent Sin Kam-wah. Read more »

Human trafficking ng mga menor de edad na Pinay sa Syria iniimbestigahan

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 09:04 PM

Tiniyak ng Department of Justice (DOJ) na mayroong gumugulong na imbestigasyon sa umano’y human trafficking ng mga Pinay patungong Syria gamit ang tinaguriang "baklas passport" scheme.    Read more »