Chiong sisters slay case: 4th released convict, Aznar expected to yield

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 09/09/2019

MANILA, Philippines – The fourth convict in the Chiong sisters rape-slay case has also been released on the basis of good conduct time allowance, Justice Undersecretary and Department of Justice (DOJ) Spokesperson Markk Perete said Monday. Perete,…

Thelma Chiong on convicts’ surrender: ‘New justice for my daughters’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/07/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The mother of Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong told CDN Digital that the surrender of the two released convicts in her daughter’s death is a ‘new justice’ for her slain daughters. Ariel Balansag…

Duterte on Faeldon: ‘I still believe in him’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/06/2019

NAGA CITY, Cebu — Despite having sacked Nicanor Faeldon as Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief over the questionable release of convicts through the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law, President Rodrigo Duterte said he still trusts him. “Si…

Marcos on heinous crime convicts released through GCTA: We can stick them back in

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Parang nalusotan naman tayong lahat!” (It seems that they had put one over all of us!) This was how Senator Imee Marcos described the release of almost 2,000 convicts of heinous crimes, including…

A barefaced lie

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 09/01/2019

  “It is not a secret if it is known by three people,” is an Irish proverb that warns of the dangers of sharing secret stories but it also applies to the way top officials of the…

Thelma Chiong: Chiong 7, who were on death row, should not be eligible for GCTA

Rosalie Abatayo 08/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “What has happened to our justice system?” This was the question of Thelma Chiong who was reacting to the possibility that the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA), which provides for the early release…

Chiong sisters rape-slay convicts can benefit from GCTA -DOJ

08/23/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Even Francisco Juan “Paco” Larrañaga and six others who were convicted for the abduction and rape of sisters Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong in Cebu in 1997 can also benefit from the adjusted good conduct…

Chiong 7’s kin to seek executive clemency

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/12/2018

The families of the Chiong 7, the seven men convicted of the rape-slay of the sisters Marijoy and Jaqueline Chiong, are planning to appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte for an executive clemency. “Our lawyers are already making…

Supporters hold prayer walk for Chiong 7 release

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/12/2018

The supporters and families of the Chiong 7, the seven men who were convicted for the rape-slay of Marijory and Jaqueline Chiong, gathered in a prayer walk to call for their release on Sunday morning (August 12…

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