News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Only 3 justices - Bernabe, Gesmundo, and Hernando - are in the running for chief justice

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 05:49 PM

Only 3 justices from the Supreme Court are in the running to replace Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta when he retires on March 27, according to the Supreme Court Public Information Office and Judicial and Bar Council member Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra.   Read more »

Gov’t admission of drug war lapses not surprising, says Ateneo rights center

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 04:37 PM

The Ateneo Human Rights Center said Friday it was not surprised to Justice Secretary Guevarra's admission that lapses were made by law enforcers in the conduct of war on drugs. Read more »

Palace: DOJ drug war report proves Philippines needs no foreign interference

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 04:48 PM

The justice department's recent report on the violations in the anti-narcotics drive of President Rodrigo Duterte proves that the Philippine legal system "is working" and that the country does not need "interference" from other institutions, Malacañang said on Thursday.  Read more »

NBI to conduct separate investigation into PNP, PDEA shootout

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 04:53 AM

The Department of Justice has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct its own probe on the shootout between the Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents in Quezon City Wednesday.   Read more »

Guevarra: Weapons in 'nanlaban' cases not examined but justice system working

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 09:40 PM

Guevarra's statements help explain the findings of that June report, which found that Philippine "police had repeatedly recovered guns bearing the same serial numbers from different victims in different locations,” based on police reports on 25 operations it examined, which all took place in Metro Manila from August 2016 to June 2017.   Read more »

Deadline for CJ post application extended; 5 most senior justices accept nomination

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 01:22 AM

The Judicial and Bar Council set the new deadline for application for the country's Chief Justice post on Feb 26. All 5 senior Supreme Court magistrates, meanwhile, accept their nomination. Read more »

DOJ: Drug war review unearths 'not so flattering' initial findings

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 03:18 AM

The Department of Justice said on Friday its ongoing review has unearthed "no so flattering findings" into some police officers leading President Rodrigo Duterte's signature anti-narcotics drive.  Read more »

Callamard tells PH drug war review panel to include Duterte in probe

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 09:38 PM

"The review panel must be prepared to integrate into its review the systems, the leadership at the highest level that allowed for that policy... There should be no limit who should be included in that review from the President to the police commissioners and below and in between — all of them,” UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard said. Read more »

NBI forensic exam in Dacera case done, says DOJ chief

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 05:20 PM

The National Bureau of Investigation had finished its forensic examination of Christine Dacera's specimens, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday. Read more »

Arrest warrants, hold departure orders out for 9 Sulu cops tagged in killing 4 soldiers

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 06:46 PM

A Sulu court has issued warrants of arrests and hold departure orders against the 9 police officers tagged in the killing of 4 soldiers in Jolo, in June 2020, the DOJ said Friday.  Read more »

No prosecutions recommended yet in corruption task force report to Duterte

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 06:37 PM

Government's task force against corruption has submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte its progress report, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Thursday, more than 2 months after the body was created.   Read more »

CHR says left out in initial drug war review

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 09:16 AM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday lamented it was not involved in the initial review of the deaths of thousands of drug suspects under President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. Read more »

More questions raised as DOJ says NBI got urine sample from Dacera’s embalmed body

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 12:51 AM

MANILA — A National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) forensic team was able to extract urine sample from the body of deceased flight attendant Christine Dacera, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra confirmed Tuesday. Read more »

Sulu cops tagged in killing 4 soldiers released; PNP says no arrest warrants to keep detention

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 03:58 PM

Philippine criminal rules require that suspects can only be detained without charge for up to 36 hours.  Read more »

DOJ finishes ‘first partial report’ on drug war review; CHR laments it wasn't asked to take part

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 08:12 PM

The Department of Justice has completed an initial report in its review on the killing of thousands of drug suspects in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. The Commission of Human Rights welcomed the development but expressed concern over the lack of transparency and of its involvement in the review. Read more »

NBI to conduct 2nd autopsy on body of flight attendant Christine Dacera

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 05:55 PM

As questions mount on the way the Philippine National Police (PNP) conducted its investigation on the death of flight attendant Christine Dacera, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday confirmed the National Bureau of Investigation will conduct a second autopsy on her body. Read more »

Guevarra: No liability for those inoculated with unauthorized vaccines

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 06:03 PM

No criminal liability awaits those who got themselves inoculated with unregistered or unauthorized vaccines, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra clarified Monday amid continuing questions over how close aides of President Rodrigo Duterte obtained and got themselves vaccinated against COVID-19. Read more »

DOJ chief tells public to stop spreading holiday lockdown rumors

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 07:06 PM

MANILA — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has some advice to those who were alarmed by rumors that spread about a possible “holiday lockdown”: stop spreading wrong information and wait for official word. Read more »

PH gov't holds human rights summit amid allegations of rights violations, int'l pressure

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 07:21 PM

As various international and local human rights groups raise concerns over alleged human rights violations in the Philippines, the Philippine government, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), launched a three-day human rights summit on Monday at the Philippine International Convention Center. Read more »

Gov’t prosecutors ask court to cite De Lima, lawyer in contempt over statements on drug cases

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 06:39 PM

Government prosecutors have asked a Muntinlupa court to cite in contempt detained Sen. Leila de Lima and her lawyer, Boni Tacardon, over statements the lawyer made to the media on the lawmaker's drug cases. Read more »