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Explosion, gunshots heard during Bilibid riot: DOJ

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Updated as of Nov 11 11:42 AM

An explosion and gunshots were heard at the national penitentiary during the riot that killed 4 prisoners last Monday, Secretary Justice Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday. Read more »

Drop ‘mega’ from name of DOJ-led task force vs corruption, Guevarra asks media

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 08:54 PM

“We will be happy to be referred to simply as the ‘Task Force Against Corruption',” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.  Read more »

Matapos mabuking ang 'pastillas' modus: BI 'pinalakas' ang board of discipline

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Posted at Nov 05 07:26 PM

Inanunsiyo ng Bureau of Immigration ang pagbabalik ng "newly-reconstituted" at pinalakas na Board of Discipline.  Read more »

DOJ: Mega task force vs corruption sets up secretariat, now accepting complaint

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 05:49 PM

The operations center will be headed by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra as chairperson but will have a case evaluation committee. Read more »

Ombudsman Martires welcomes Duterte-backed 'mega task force' vs corruption

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 07:00 PM

Ombudsman Samuel Martires, however, asserted that any findings of the DOJ-led mega task force would still be evaluated by his office.  Read more »

Drilon nixes proposed budget cut for agencies under corruption probe

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 01:46 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday rejected a suggestion that Congress can reduce the 2021 budget of agencies that are set to be investigated over allegations corruption, saying even a "educed budget can still be plundered."   Read more »

'Mega task force' vs katiwalian walang sasantuhin: DOJ

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Posted at Oct 29 09:02 PM

Sabi naman ng Department of Justice, na pangungunahan ang imbestigasyon, wala silang sasantuhin. Read more »

CSC Commissioner: Natutulog na mga kaso ng katiwalian, dapat silipin ng mega task force

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Posted at Oct 29 03:16 PM

Dapat pagtuunan rin ng pansin ng mega task force kontra sa korapsyon ang mga natutulog na kaso ng katiwalaan sa gobyerno, ayon sa Civil Service Commission ngayong Huwebes.   Read more »

Customs bureau welcomes looming DOJ-led corruption probe

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Updated as of Oct 29 12:12 PM

The Bureau of Customs said Thursday it welcomes the justice department's move to prioritize the agency in its investigation of alleged corruption following President Rodrigo Duterte's order. Read more »

DPWH chief Villar to face probe if evidence warrants, says wife

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 10:44 AM

Public Works Secretary Mark Villar will be investigated if evidence warrants as "no one is exempt" from President Rodrigo Duterte's order to rid government of corruption, the Department of Justice said Thursday. Read more »

21st century colonization? Pangilinan seeks inter-agency probe into Chinese tourist surge

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Updated as of Oct 29 10:14 AM

A senator on Thursday urged government to form an inter-agency committee that would look into the surge of Chinese tourists into the country in what he called a "21st century colonization." Read more »

DOJ names 5 agencies likely to face corruption probe

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Posted at Oct 28 10:21 PM

Government agencies that have constantly made the headlines over various anomalies will be the top priority in a massive corruption probe ordered by President Duterte.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga plano, gagawin ng ‘mega’ task force vs corruption, ayon sa DOJ

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 07:31 PM

Nakapagpulong na ang mga matataas na opisyal ng Department of Justice (DOJ) para pag-usapan ang mga ahensyang dapat unahin sa imbestigasyon ng “mega” task force na binuo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte laban sa korapsyon, ayon sa tagapagsalita ng ahensya. Read more »

DOJ identifies 5 agencies likely to face corruption probe

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 11:17 AM

The Department of Justice said Wednesday it has identified 5 state agencies it would likely prioritize to investigate for alleged corruption following President Rodrigo Duterte's order. Read more »

Hontiveros: Structural reforms solution vs corruption, not ad hoc task forces

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Updated as of Oct 28 10:45 AM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to focus on structural reforms in government and not just the creation of an ad hoc task force in fighting corruption. Read more »

Duterte pinaiimbestigahan ang buong pamahalaan dahil sa korupsiyon

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Updated as of Oct 27 08:15 PM

Ipinag-utos ni Pangulong Duterte ang pagbuo ng isang task force para imbestigahan ang korupsiyon sa buong pamahalaan. Read more »

DOJ junks kidnapping, other raps vs Colmenares, Elago, etc. over 'missing' student-activist

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 10:27 PM

Prosecutors at the Department of Justice (DOJ) have junked kidnapping and other complaints against former lawmaker Neri Colmenares, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Sarah Elago and 10 others over an allegedly “missing” student-activist.   Read more »

Trillanes moves to junk sedition charges over 'Bikoy' videos, arraignment deferred

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 07:02 PM

The arraignment of former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday over his alleged participation in the “Bikoy” narco-list video was deferred after he questioned the conspiracy to commit sedition charge against him.  Read more »

DOJ to render legal opinion on PhilHealth-Red Cross swab test deal

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 04:32 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to issue this week a legal opinion on the validity of the memorandum of agreement between state medical insurer PhilHealth and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) over the conduct of COVID-19 tests. Read more »

DOJ binatikos dahil sa mga 'isiningit' sa IRR ng Anti-Terror Law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 09:03 PM

Imbes na linawin ang Anti-Terror Law, lalo pa umano itong lumabo dahil sa inilabas na IRR.  Read more »