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Nakakahiya (Shameful!)” This was how former Justice Secretary Leila de Lima described Cebu City Assistant Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro as she urged her to step down and save the prosecution service from shame. “If I were her…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will investigate the entry of fake rice from China upon the orders of President Benigno Aquino III. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday said she would create a task force to conduct…
A businesswoman from San Fernando town, south Cebu is facing trial for importing P15 million worth of milk products from Malaysia to Cebu City without securing the necessary permit from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). The…
CLAD in his signature all-white outfit from shoes to shirt, broadcaster-columnist Pablito “Bobby” Nalzaro posted bail of P10,000 for the libel charges filed against him by former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña. Nalzaro paid P10,000 cash to…
A neophyte judge will handle the libel case against tri-media personality Pablito “Bobby” Nalzaro. The case was raffled yesterday to the sala of Judge Ricky Jones Macabaya of branch 5 of the Regional Trial Court in Cebu…
Pro bono bases – cases handled for free – are done by lawyers with a soft spot for those with less in life, or who just can’t say no to a needy litigant. Some lawyers like the…
Severe congestion in the Mandaue City Jail – the worst in Central Visayas for years – poses a unique challenge for the local Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). For the first time, the presidents of both…
More work should mean more compensation. With this in mind, Regional Trial Court (RTC) Executive Judge Soliver Peras wrote Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama requesting for the allowance previously allotted to RTC branch 21 presiding judge Eric…
De Lima says this will restore public trust; some prosecutors unhappy To ensure that prosecutors remain independent, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima announced that she will prohibit them and their staff from receiving allowances and other…
Aside from allowances, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima wants to keep politicians and local officials out of the appointment and promotion process for prosecutors to the service. She said she issued a memorandum “not to consider” endorsement…
THE reluctance of barangay officials and mediamen to stand as witnesses during the inventory of seized illegal drugs has contributed to the high dismissal rate of drug-related cases in court, said the chief of an anti-drug task…
A BUILDING along Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City became the temporary office of both the Cebu Provincial Prosecutor’s Office and the Regional State Prosecutor’s Office since last month. Regional State Prosecutor Fernando Gubalane said yesterday that the…
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