Unvaccinated has rights but also has limits—DOJ

Tetch Torres-Tupas 01/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines—Like any other unvaccinated person, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Persida Rueda-Acosta can opt-out of anti-COVID vaccination because no such law exists. But, he said such rights have limits. Guevarra said…

Another Bilibid inmate remains unaccounted for—BuCor

Tetch Torres-Tupas 01/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines—Another inmate is missing from New Bilibid Prison’s Maximum Security Compound. Inmate Chris Candas Ablas, the fourth escapee, was convicted of robbery with homicide by the Valenzuela Regional Trial Court. Four inmates have managed to escape…

Money lost via online scams may never be recovered – DOJ

Tetch Torres-Tupas 12/01/2021

MANILA, Philippines—In addition to being cautious before clicking, remember that money lost through online scams may never be recovered. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the Department of Justice’s Office of Cybercrime can conduct an initial (open-source investigation)…

Makati City Prosecutor tosses back Dacera case to police; orders release of 3 suspects

Tetch Torres-Tupas 01/06/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Makati City Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the release of three suspects in the death of flight attendant Christine Angela Dacera and referred the case back to the police for further investigation. “After a thorough evaluation…

Drug trafficker, 3 other fatalities in Bilibid riot identified

Tetch Torres-Tupas 11/11/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A drug trafficker was among the four who were killed in last Monday’s riot at the Maximum Security Compound of the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa. The Department of Justice identified the inmate as…

Bilibid inmate tagged in P47-M shabu haul dies of heart attack

Tetch Torres-Tupas 10/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A convicted drug lord died of a heart attack inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Friday. Sources said the inmate, identified as Rustico Ygot,  was confined at Dorm 4C2 of the Maximum Security Compound…

Ex-Calauan mayor Antonio Sanchez now at JRRMMMC for TB, stage V CKD

Tetch Torres-Tupas 09/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Former Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez is suffering from tuberculosis, multiple electrolyte imbalance and stage V Chronic Kidney Disease, and has been transferred to a government facility, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) spokesman Gabriel Chaclag said…

Religious groups fear being tagged as terrorist, file 30th case vs anti-terror law at SC

Tetch Torres-Tupas 08/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines – Fearing that their efforts of protecting the less fortunate and preserving a human being’s dignity could be misunderstood as a “terroristic activities,” a church organization has joined the still-growing list of petitions against the…

2 PMA cadets, 3 doctors indicted for murder in 2019 death of Dormitorio

Tetch Torres-Tupas, Vincent Cabreza - Philippine Daily Inquirer 06/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Baguio City Prosecutors Office has found a basis to file criminal charges against Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadets involved in the 2019 death of Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio. In a 66-page resolution dated…

SC to release result of 2019 Bar exam online on April 29

Tetch Torres-Tupas 04/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Results of the 2019 Bar examination will be released this April 29, the Supreme Court announced Thursday. But in the notice issued by the Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC), aspiring lawyers are advised…

Maid in Kuwait sustained multiple, severe injuries; brain, heart missing – NBI

Tetch Torres-Tupas 01/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines – The brain, heart and some internal organs of Jeanelyn Villavende, the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who died in Kuwait were missing based on the autopsy conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Villavende’s…

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