This is a re-posted op-ed piece. The government is correct in aiming for a higher conviction rate. In an interview last week, President Aquino cited
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino wants the Philippines to have a higher conviction rate than the 14 percent his predecessor had achieved. Thi
Read MoreHIGH PROFILE CASES FILED AT THE SANDIGANBAYAN As of September 30, 2011 FIRST DIVISION (Prosecution Bureaus I & VI)
Read MoreWhat to expect from Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales? An intent to catch the big fish and independence at all times, at the very least. Displaying
Read More“The process of accountability has formally begun,” Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Tuesday told reporters shortly after Department of Justice (D
Read MoreThis is re-posted article. The Supreme Court has sentenced the first elected regional governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - A fact-finding team composed of justice and elections officials is recommending charges of electoral sabotage against Rep. Glo
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Office of the Ombudsman announced yesterday that a team has been created to evaluate the latest graft charges filed agains
Read More‘It’s height of injustice, we’ve so many victims of martial law years’ Once more with feeling: “Not under my watch.” President Benigno Aquino III
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. I wrote in a previous column that the World Economic Forum (WEF) had just released the 2011-2012 edition of the Gl
Read MorePresident Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday said charges would be filed next month against his predecessor, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, even as reports e
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. A titanic war is looming between the executive and judicial branches of government over the judiciary’s budget. Si
Read MoreThe Department of Justice (DOJ) has undertaken a major revamp of the chairmanship and composition of 19 task forces of the National Prosecution Serv
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino has appointed Francisco Villaruz Jr. as presiding justice of the Sandiganbayan, replacing Edilberto Sandoval
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - Ang Galing Pinoy party-list Representative Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo and wife, Ma. Angela, will now have to secure
Read MoreArroyos allegedly behind rigged ’07 vote Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband, Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, may be detained witho
Read MoreA senior aide of Datu Andal Ampatuan Sr. has accused former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of ordering the former Maguindanao governor to deliver
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended the filing of P73.85-million tax evasion charges against Ang Galing Pinoy part
Read MoreOne of four lower courts across the country has remained without a permanent judge since last year as a result of the scant budget that the judiciar
Read MoreNEW RULES on litigation and case disposition will be issued to hasten workflow in courts nationwide, the Supreme Court spokesman said yesterday. Jo
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