Gunman in Ortega slay gets life term
By Redempto D. Anda
The confessed triggerman of slain Palawan broadcaster Dr. Gerry Ortega was found guilty Tuesday by the Puerto Princesa Regional Trial Court and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The confessed triggerman of slain Palawan broadcaster Dr. Gerry Ortega was found guilty Tuesday by the Puerto Princesa Regional Trial Court and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Lawyers of former Palawan governor Joel Reyes asked the Court of Appeals to stop the Department of Justice (DOJ) from acting on the murder case of environmentalist and broadcaster Gerry Ortega.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Friday said the government will continue to regard former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes and his brother Mario as fugitives for as long as the Puerto Princesa City Regional Trial Court does not revoke the arrest warrants it issued against two for being suspects in the murder of environmentalist and broadcaster Gerry Ortega.
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Tuesday vowed she would go as far as the Supreme Court to stand by the justice department’s decision to file charges against former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes and his brother, former Coron Mayor Mario Reyes, for the 2011 murder of Palawan broadcaster Gerry Ortega. De Lima made the [...]
Lawyers of former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes have sought the lifting of the arrest warrants issued against him and his brother, Coron Mayor Mario Reyes.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Monday insisted she did nothing wrong when she created a second panel at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reinvestigate the 2011 killing of broadcaster Gerry Ortega. That panel recommended the filing of murder charges against former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes and his brother Mario Reyes.
Palawan Bishop Pedro Arigo on Thursday expressed dismay over the Court of Appeals (CA) decision to quash the murder case against former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes, allegedly the mastermind in the killing of environmentalist and broadcaster Dr. Gerry Ortega.
In the wake of the Jan. 24, 2011, killing of Palawan environmentalist and broadcaster Gerry Ortega, the Department of Justice (DOJ) formed a panel of prosecutors to investigate the case.
Grave abuse of discretion.
The Court of Appeals decision upholding a petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes does not clear him of murder, the lawyer for Gerry Ortega’s family said.
The Court of Appeals nullified the body created to investigate the involvement of former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes in the death of broadcaster Gerry Ortega and set aside its ruling finding probable cause to charge Reyes and his brother of murder.
The remaining suspect turned witness in the murder of Palawan environmentalist and broadcaster Dr. Gerry Ortega remains under the protective custody of the government and will not be transferred to the Quezon provincial jail where another witness turned up dead last week.
BATANGAS CITY—The regional medico-legal officer of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) yesterday reacted sharply to criticisms over his findings on the death of a witness in the murder of broadcaster and environmentalist Gerry Ortega, saying he never said that Dennis Aranas committed suicide. Dr. Antonio Vertido, NBI regional medico-legal officer, said statements made [...]
