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Self-confessed gunman pleads guilty to murder of businessman Dominic Sytin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 12:29 AM

The self-confessed gunman in the Subic killing of businessman Dominic Sytin plead guilty before an Olongapo court and identified the victim's brother as the mastermind. Read more »

IBP, fisherfolk withdraw writ of kalikasan plea before SC

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 19 09:02 PM

MANILA – The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and 7 fisherfolk from Palawan and Zambales have asked the Supreme Court(SC) to withdraw as petitioners in the petition seeking to protect marine life in the West Philippine Sea, a reliable source told ABS-CBN News Friday. Read more »

2 fishers claim PH Navy told them to disown writ of kalikasan plea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 01:41 AM

Two Filipino fishermen claim they were urged by the Philippine Navy into disowning a Supreme Court petition that sought to compel the Duterte government to protect the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

'Slowly dying' Syjuco, ill wife seek plea bargain with government over PDAF case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 04:30 PM

Former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority director general Augusto Syjuco and his wife former Iloilo 2nd District Rep. Judy Syjuco filed a motion to plea bargain with the government before the Sandiganbayan 2nd Division.   Read more »

Judge rules that ex-Trump aide Manafort broke plea deal

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 14 11:12 AM

WASHINGTON - Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort could face a much longer prison sentence than expected after a Washington judge ruled Wednesday that he had broken his plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Read more »

Lanao Norte Rep allowed to seek fertilizer fund scam case dismissal for lack of evidence

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 01:51 PM

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division has allowed Lanao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Abdullah Dimaporo to move to dismiss for lack of evidence the graft and malversation case filed against him in connection with the fertilizer fund scam in 2004.   Read more »

Kerwin Espinosa pleads 'not guilty' in drug trading charges

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 06:52 PM

Kerwin Espinosa and former aide Marcelo Adorco on Tuesday entered a "not guilty" plea on conspiracy to commit drug trading charges before the Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC). Read more »

SC Justice Martires denies writing plea deal grant for ex-AFP comptroller Garcia

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 07:06 PM

(UPDATED) Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Martires has clarified that he did not pen the Sandiganbayan decision that granted the plea bargain deal between the Office of the Ombudsman and former AFP comptroller Major General Carlos Garcia, and he was but among the magistrates that handed down the ruling.  Read more »

Sagot sa congestion? Drug Dependency Exam sa Manila City Jail, umarangkada na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 01:03 PM

Base sa SC resolution na inilabas noong Abril 10, puwede nang mag-plea bargain ang isang drug suspect o umamin sa nagawang kasalanan kapalit ng mas magaan na sentensiya.  Read more »

SC allows plea bargain in drug cases

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 06:15 PM

The Supreme Court has adopted a new plea bargaining framework where confessed drug offenders may be meted reduced jail sentences and lower fines under several parameters.    Read more »

De Lima wants clear guidelines on plea bargaining agreement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 12:12 PM

MANILA - Detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima has filed a measure seeking to provide clear guidelines on plea bargaining agreement in criminal cases, in light of alleged plan of the camp of pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles to enter into one. Read more »

SC rules with finality allowing plea bargain deals for drug cases

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 11:09 PM

It is final. Plea bargain deals for all drug cases are allowed. Read more »

SC junks prohibition on plea bargain deals for drug cases

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 06:27 PM

MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has junked the prohibition on plea bargain deals for all drug cases.  Read more »

SC asked to allow plea bargain for 80,000 drug users

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 08:53 AM

The Public Attorney’s Office is urging the Supreme Court to rule on a petition to allow 80,000 small-time drug suspects to plead guilty in exchange for reducing their charges to a less serious offence. Read more »