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DOJ chief to Cebu gov: Submit mask proposal, don’t clash with IATF

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 07:11 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said local executives should reach out to the COVID-19 task force instead of opposing it. Read more »

17 cops face murder complaint over labor leader killing

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 10:21 PM

Witnesses also said there was no service of search warrants. Read more »

PH to make drug war records public if cases are filed

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 12:32 PM

The Philippines will make public the findings of its drug war review if it leads to the filing of cases, Malacañang said. Read more »

Duterte: Review of conduct of PH war on drugs underway

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 06:20 AM

Duterte's statement came days after the International Criminal Court authorized a thorough investigation into the killings under his administration. Read more »

'Duterte may talk about drug war review in UNGA speech'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 01:38 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte may talk about the government's review of cases related to his war on drugs in his speech in the UN General Assembly Wednesday. Read more »

DOJ orders NBI to probe killing of lawyer in South Cotabato

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 07:49 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the killing of a lawyer in South Cotabato last week. Read more »

DOJ ready lookout order vs 8 tagged in DOH probe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 07:50 PM

"There is an ILBO ready for signing.' Read more »

DOJ warns fake email using chief's name for scam buys

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 11:42 AM

The DOJ said Guevarra's only and real email is osecmig@gmail.com. Read more »

Guevarra: IATF to strengthen communication amid vaccination chaos

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 09:17 PM

Duterte previously talked about punishing those who do not want to get vaccinated, even threatening to send them to jail. Read more »

Legal assistance for cops, soldiers: Due process or preparing to face the music?

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 08:52 PM

Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Ferdinand Gaite said the move may be in anticipation of possible charges to be filed against erring cops and soldiers.   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 »

Judges, prosecutors, public attorneys priority for vaccination, but inmates out

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 07:49 PM

In the mad scramble to be included on the list of priority population eligible for vaccination, judges, prosecutors and public attorneys have separately sought approvals from the National Task Force COVID-19, but one group most at risk of contracting the virus is out of the list.  Read more »

DOJ says almost 300 complaints filed before corruption mega task force

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 04:44 PM

According to Justice Spokesperson Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, the task force already received 284 complaints, 2 of which were already sent to the Ombudsman.    Read more »

Guevarra on ivermectin: Defensor should know what’s allowed, prohibited under FDA law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 04:16 AM

Is Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor violating the law by offering free access to an unregistered drug, which some groups are touting as a possible cure to COVID-19? Read more »

DOJ: Community service, not jail time or fines, for quarantine violators

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 07:06 AM

MANILA — It took the Department of Justice a year of arrests, another enhanced community quarantine and several dismissals of cases to reverse its position last year that those who violate quarantine protocols may be arrested. Read more »

Ilang government office naka-lockdown dahil sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 07:13 PM

Naka-lockdown ang ilang government offices matapos makapagtala ng COVID-19 cases sa kanilang hanay.  Read more »

More lawyers killed during Duterte admin than under previous 6 presidents combined - study

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 07:26 PM

More lawyers were killed during the administration so far of President Rodrigo Duterte than under previous presidents since dictator Ferdinand Marcos combined, according to a study by the Free Legal Assistance Group. Read more »

DOJ obtains CCTV footage, affidavits on PNP-PDEA shootout

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 08:22 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday said his department has obtained CCTV footage and sworn statements of law enforcement personnel involved in the shootout between operatives of the police force and the anti-narcotics agency last month. Read more »

‘Weaponized’ search warrants in ‘Bloody Sunday’ killings put pressure on Supreme Court to act to prevent bloodshed

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 09:12 AM

The recent killings have put a spotlight on the issuance of search warrants by judges, which had become instrumental in the government’s efforts to go after left-leaning activists accused of being communist rebels. Read more »

Joaquin Bernas’ legacy lives on in the ‘seeds’ he planted

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 07:19 PM

For many law students, Bernas’ name is almost synonymous to constitutional law. For government officials, including Supreme Court magistrates themselves, his expert advice on constitutional issues was sought after. Read more »