Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Tuesday ordered the “immediate disposition” of a petition for review filed by detained poet-activist Ericson Acosta, who is currently confined at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has in its custody two complainants who have linked Pagadian City Mayor Samuel Co and his wife to the multibillion peso Aman Futures group pyramiding scam, a bureau official said.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Thursday said she would order the prosecutor general of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to expedite the release of the result of the preliminary investigation into the killing of renowned botanist Leonard Co on Nov. 15, 2010.
MANILA, Philippines–Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Thursday said she won’t be attending Friday’s Senate inquiry that will deal on newly-resigned Interior Undersecretary Rico Puno. De Lima said she has sent a “letter of regrets,” to the Senate, saying she will not be able to attend the investigation on Puno to be conducted by [...]
Jesse Robredo as the secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is a very tough act to follow.
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Wednesday vowed to hold a dialogue with members of the judiciary as she prepares to institute the much-needed reforms in the judiciary that had come under fire for some controversial decisions in recent years.
The Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross will continue to accept donations for the victims of the recent flooding until Aug. 24.
With less than a month to go before the constitutional deadline for President Benigno Aquino to name the successor to ousted Chief Justice Renato Corona, the Supreme Court has set oral arguments Thursday on the contentious issue of congressional representation in the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC).
Malacañang on Tuesday said the killing of columnist Nixon Kua was a “singular incident” that didn’t mirror the peace and order situation in the country but that officials were closely watching developments in the case, including the arrest of four suspects.
President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday night honored Dolphy by declaring Friday as a “National Day of Remembrance” for the comedy king.
He could just have been “passing by” the mall, President Benigno Aquino III said of his controversial political adviser who was photographed apparently purchasing pirated DVDs, amid an outcry for Ronald Llamas to be either sanctioned or fired for violating the law.
The Palace released on Sunday the latest appointments of President Aquino, including an acting executive director for the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB).
President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the dismissal of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Magtanggol Gatdula for being implicated in a kidnap-extortion case and the release of the report of a Department of Justice (DOJ) fact-finding panel on the reasons for why Gatdula should go.
