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- Three Philippine police officers have been found guilty of the high-profile murder of a teenager, the first such convictions since President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" began. A court sentenced them to up to 40 years in prison each for the killing of 17-year-old Kian Delos Santos in 2017.
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- The de Lima Drug Case
- Martial Law in Mindanao
- Aquino’s Mamapasano Charges
- War on Drugs
- Jinggoy Estrada’s Bail
- Napoles Acquittal in Detention Case
- Shabu Shipment
- Police Killings
- Atio Castillo Hazing Case
- Election Protest
After a public trial at the House of Representatives, the Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecuted and charged Senator Leila de Lima for 3 counts of illegal drug tradein February. She lost her petition before the SC to a vote of 9-6. Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio called it one of the “grossest injustice” in the Philippines, while Associate ...
The Supreme Court upheld Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao. The High Court’s ruling gave the Presidenta free handin determining the existence of rebellion, a constitutional pre-requisite to declaring martial law. Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo’s ponencia also granted Duterte “the prerogative whether to put the entire Philippi...
A year and a half after stepping down, former President Aquino faced his first ever court charge before the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan. The former president is set to undergo trial for one count each of graft and usurpation of official functions over the botched 2015 Mamasapano operations that resulted in the deaths of 44 elite cops, as well as...
Duterte’s flagship anti-drugs campaign was debated before the Supreme Court in 3 days of oral arguments that ended early December. (Read Highlights of the oral arguments: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3) The two petitions covered all bases of the campaign. The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) is questioning the constitutionality of the circulars that opera...
Under extraordinary circumstances, the Sandiganbayan granted bail to former Senator Jinggoy Estrada for the non-bailable charge of plunder over the multi-billion-peso pork barrel scam. The majority ruling cited the Supreme Court’s 2016 acquittal of former President Arroyo, and said there was no sufficient evidence to say Estrada was the main plunde...
In May, the Court of Appeals 12th Division acquitted alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napolesfor the charge of serious illegal detention, reversing the conviction of a Makati court. It followeda manifestation from Solicitor General Jose Calida recommending her acquittal. Though Calida claims that the acquittal will not affect the plund...
Despite the Duterte government’s policy of a crackdown on illegal drugs, P6.4 billion worth of shabu from China managed to pass through the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in May. It triggered congressional investigations that dragged the names of presidential son Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and presidential son-in-law lawyer Manases Carpio. The De...
The DOJ is set to issue its resolution on the murder cases of Kian Lloyd delos Santos and Carl Angelo Arnaiz, who were allegedly killed by policemen. The deaths of the young boys triggered public outrage, especially after CCTV footage, forensics, and conflicting police reports point to summary execution instead of the police’s often-used defense of...
The DOJ is also set to issue its resolution on the murder, hazing, and perjury complaint against members of Aegis Juris fraternityfor the death of University of Santo Tomas freshman law student Horacio “Atio” Castillo III. The preliminary investigation wrapped up with John Paul Solano – initially seen as a whistleblower – leading the pack of suspec...
Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo saw substantive developments this year at the Supreme Court sitting as the Presidential Election Tribunal or PET. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has begun decryptingballot images for the 3 pilot provinces of Camarines Sur, Iloilo, and Negros Oriental. On December 1, ...
Aug 16, 2023 · MANILA, Philippines – Seventeen-year-old Jerhode Jemboy Baltazar lived in a humble community near a river in Barangay NBBS Kaunlaran in Navotas City.
Nov 28, 2018 · A court sentenced them to up to 40 years in prison each for the killing of 17-year-old Kian Delos Santos in 2017. President Duterte launched the anti-narcotics campaign in 2016, to deal with a...
Sep 24, 2023 · MANILA, Philippines — The murder of a woman and her two children in Barangay Pupua in Catbalogan, Samar on Aug. 30 has taken a new twist after her partner and father of the victims confessed...
Incident. Suspects and investigation. In popular culture. References. 2017 Bulacan massacre. The 2017 Bulacan massacre is a massacre that happened on June 27, 2017, in which the assailants killed 5 members of a family inside their home in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, Philippines.
Mar 2, 2017 · From October 2016 to January 2017, Human Rights Watch investigated 24 incidents of killings of alleged drug dealers and users, involving 32 victims, that occurred in Metro Manila, the National ...
