Topic page on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Pulis na nahulihan ng shabu, armas noong 2016 nakalaya na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 06:30 PM

Nakalaya na matapos ma-dismiss ang kaso ng isang pulis-Maynila na nahuliha ng sangkaterbang droga, armas, at halos P7 milyon cash sa kaniyang bahay noong 2016. Read more »

Napoles signs court order kicking off Enrile graft trial

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 03:23 PM

Former businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, after repeated absences, finally signed Wednesday a court order that allowed the start of the graft trial against her and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.  Read more »

2 more Maguindanao massacre suspects plead ‘not guilty’ to multiple murder raps

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 11:36 PM

QUEZON CITY – Two more Maguindanao massacre suspects who were recently arrested pleaded “not guilty" to multiple murder charges against them before a Quezon City court. Read more »

In Trump trial, US lawmaker cites PH among nations that look to America for rule of law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 11:45 AM

MANILA - A United States lawmaker on Friday cited the Philippines as among countries that look up to America as a nation where the rule of law prevails, as he pushed for the removal of US President Donald Trump.  Read more »

De Lima urges SC to assign new judge in drug case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 02:39 PM

MANILA - Detained Senator Leila de Lima has urged the Supreme Court to assign a new judge to handle one of her drug cases.   Read more »

Trump lawyers present defense for 'dangerous' impeachment

Agence France-Presse 
Posted at Jan 19 08:10 AM

President Donald Trump's legal team presented Saturday its line of defense for his upcoming impeachment trial, a process they dismissed as unconstitutional and "dangerous."  Read more »

Judge in Weinstein rape trial says case not a 'referendum' on #MeToo movement

Brendan Pierson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 06:53 AM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three men and two women have been chosen as jurors in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein, as the judge cautioned against using the case to make a broader statement about the #MeToo movement. Read more »

QC court orders probe on why Nova Parojinog allowed to leave detention

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 05:47 PM

A Quezon City court has ordered the jail warden of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame and the lawyers of Nova Princess Parojinog to explain why she was allowed to leave her detention cell and visit her brother in Camp Bagong Diwa without the knowledge of the court. Read more »

Ampatuans take first step in seeking reversal of Maguindanao massacre conviction

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 06:48 PM

Former ARMM Governor Zaldy Ampatuan filed his notice of appeal with Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 on Friday afternoon while former Datu Unsay Mayor Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan, Jr. filed his notice Thursday.   Read more »

US Senate returns amid standoff over impeachment trial

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 07:11 AM

US lawmakers return to Washington Friday with President Donald Trump's upcoming impeachment trial looming over the first Senate session of 2020. Read more »

How some Ampatuans got away with murder, why others did not

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 03:44 PM

Find out why some members of the Ampatuan clan were acquitted in the Maguindanao massacre case.  Read more »

IN PHOTOS: The Maguindanao massacre verdict

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 11:55 PM

After a decade-long wait, the trial court found members of the Ampatuan clan and several others guilty of multiple murder on Thursday.  Read more »

Widower says to go after acquitted Maguindanao massacre suspect Sajid Ampatuan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 03:16 PM

Maguindanao Rep. Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu said his lawyers would study the ruling that acquitted due to reasonable doubt Sajid Ampatuan, incumbent mayor of Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao. Read more »

READ: Full decision on Maguindanao massacre case

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 03:21 PM

Read the 761-page decision of Quezon City Regional Trial Court Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes on the Maguindanao massacre case handed down on Thursday.  Read more »

Maguindanao massacre victim's kin wants death sentence for suspects

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 11:59 AM

The principal suspects in the Maguindanao massacre deserve the death penalty, a woman who lost her mother in the carnage said Thursday.   Read more »

LOOK BACK: Duterte helped search for Maguindanao massacre site

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 08:41 AM

Duterte, who was then mayor of neighboring Davao City, helped borrow a helicopter to search for the hilltop massacre site, said Maguindanao Rep. Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu. Read more »

Fight for justice continues beyond Maguindanao verdict, says massacre widower

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 02:14 PM

The Ampatuan clan, whose heads are among 101 who stood trial for murder, are returning the power and can appeal the verdict. There are also some 80 other suspects who remain at large, said Maguindanao Rep. Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu. Read more »

Maguindanao massacre ruling out today

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 01:38 PM

One of the most anticipated judicial rulings will be out today as the Quezon City RTC is set to release its verdict on the 2009 Maguindanao massacre case.  Read more »

Maguindanao massacre verdict: What you need to know

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 08:44 PM

Based on court records, ABS-CBN News provides a summary of the case and what to expect during the promulgation of judgment. Read more »

Zaldy Ampatuan back in jail on eve of Maguindanao massacre verdict

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 02:55 PM

Zaldy Ampatuan, one of the primary accused in the Maguindanao massacre, returned to detention from the hospital on Wednesday, the eve of a Quezon City court's ruling on one of the country's worst political attacks.  Read more »