Kerwin Espinosa acquitted by Makati court in drug case due to insufficient evidence

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 06/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines – Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa was acquitted of another drug charge by the Makati City Regional Trial Court. In a 21-page ruling, Makati RTC Branch 65 granted the demurrer to evidence filed by Espinosa and former driver-bodyguard…

Obstruction of justice raps vs father of vehicle owner in Salilig hazing case dismissed

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 03/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines—Government prosecutors on Friday dismissed the obstruction of justice case against the father of one of those tagged as persons of interest in the death of Adamson University student John Matthew Salilig. “The [case of] obstruction…

Makati court dismisses drug case vs Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Co, 2 others

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 12/29/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 64 has dismissed the drug trafficking case against Kerwin Espinosa, Wu Tuan Yuan a.k.a. Peter Co, and two others. In a 13-page order dated Dec. 17,…

Manila Court finds Rappler’s Maria Ressa, writer guilty of cyber libel

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 06/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines – Manila Regional Trial Court Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa has found Rappler’s Executive Editor and CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. guilty of violating Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act specifically…

Court releases teacher who offered reward to kill Duterte after posting bail

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 05/20/2020

  MANILA, Philippines – After eight days of detention, the Olongapo Regional Trial Court Branch 72 has ordered the release of teacher Ronnel Mas who was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for posting on…

NBI summons Mocha Uson for posting fake photo of PPE donation

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 05/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has summoned Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Deputy Administrator Margaux “Mocha” Uson for violating the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act. “She is being investigated by our Cybercrime…

2,103 of 7,685 pass 2019 Bar exam

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 04/29/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Out of the 7,685 hopefuls who completed the 2019 Bar exam which was held at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) for four consecutive Sundays last year, only 2,103 or 27.36  percent have passed.…

NBI to probe Koko Pimentel for breaching quarantine protocols

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 04/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will also summon Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel who was criticized for breaching his quarantine when he went to the Makati Medical Center (MMC) to accompany his pregnant wife.…

COVID-19: NBI eyes use of Singapore’s mobile app for contact tracing

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 03/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday said it is coordinating with their digital forensic counterpart in Singapore about the use of mobile app TraceTogether as it looks for ways to simplify and hasten…

DOJ dismisses sedition raps vs. Robredo, 2019 opposition bets

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 02/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has cleared Vice President Leni Robredo and members of the 2019 Senate opposition slate Otso Diretso of involvement in the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos. Members of the Otso Diretso…

BREAKING: Andal Ampatuan Jr., kin guilty for Maguindanao massacre of 57 people

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 12/19/2019

  MANILA, Philippines – After almost 10 years of trial, the Maguindanao massacre case verdict has been laid down and the Quezon City Regional Trial Court has found Datu Andal Ampatuan Jr., a former Maguindanao town mayor,…

SC gives QC court one month extension to resolve Maguindanao massacre case

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 11/08/2019

MANILA, Philippines–The Supreme Court has given Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes a one-month extension to resolve the decade-old Maguindanao massacre case. “There are so many accused and victims. We allowed her to…

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