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Duterte warns Peter Lim: Better commit suicide than surrender alive
(UPDATED) 'Peter Lim, if I were you, I would commit suicide. Never ever surrender to me alive,' says President Rodrigo Duterte
Supreme Court allows drug charges vs Peter Lim to continue
The Court’s Third Division denies Lim’s request to nullify the Department of Justice (DOJ) reinvestigation
DOJ offers P500K for information on Peter Lim whereabouts
'We warn those who are coddling or harboring Peter Go Lim that they will be prosecuted for obstruction of justice and punished accordingly,' says Justice Secretary Guevarra
Federalism, Duterte on Ampatuan, Boracay opening | Evening wRap
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Lawyers lose contact with Peter Lim
The lawyers of Peter Lim say their client has not communicated with them since drug charges were filed against him
Xiamen air apologizes, Peter Lim, Gilas Pilipinas | Evening wRap
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Cops fail to arrest Peter Lim in his Cebu homes
Cops search two of drug suspect Peter Lim's houses in Cebu. He is nowhere to be found.
MMDA driver-only ban updates, Peter Lim, Momoland | Evening wRap
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Makati court bars Peter Lim from leaving PH
Lim and his lawyer are a no-show in the Makati RTC hearing
Makati court orders arrest of Peter Lim
Lim's co-accused Kerwin Espinosa, Marcelo Adorco, and Ruel Malindangan are also covered by the order
DOJ wants hold departure order vs Peter Lim
The businessman, who is accused of involvement in the drug trade, never attended a hearing during the Department of Justice's reinvestigation
Malacañang welcomes DOJ drug charges vs Peter Lim
'Big fish or small, our war against drugs spares no one,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
DOJ charges Peter Lim for drug trade conspiracy
(UPDATED) The new prosecution panel gives merit to Kerwin Espinosa's admission to the Senate that he knows Lim to be a top drug supplier
DOJ indicts Kerwin Espinosa for drug trade
(UPDATED) The case of Cebu businessman Peter Lim is still undergoing a separate preliminary investigation
Marcelo Adorco: A precarious spot the gov’t case vs Espinosa stands on
The star witness – the only witness – cannot read and write and only speaks Cebuano. His retractions are blamed on translation lapses.
Peter Lim asks Supreme Court to stop DOJ reinvestigation
The businessman files a petition before the Supreme Court, claiming that the Department of Justice reinvestigation violates his right to due process
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What gov't key witness says about alleged Lim-Espinosa-Co drug network
Adorco says he and his ‘boss’ Kerwin Espinosa once met Peter Co inside a hospital in Manila to talk about a drug transaction. Co is a convicted drug lord serving a life sentence in Bilibid.
2002 House report proves Peter Lim lied over drug links – gov't lawyers
The committee report from 2002 recommended that Lim be prosecuted for perjury for lying about his links to a certain Ben Go
Peter Lim camp cries foul over lack of due process
With an assistant solicitor general as lead counsel, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group promises to bring in additional witnesses and evidence against the alleged drug lord
Guevarra: DOJ should be 'cornerstone' of PH justice system
'I want good people whom I’ve worked with in the past to help me,' says new Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra
2 of Lim, Espinosa co-accused in drug charges already dead
Max Miro was killed by police during the serving of an arrest warrant, while Nelson 'Jun' Pepito was shot dead by unidentified riding-in-tandem shooters, says Albuera police chief Senior Inspector Ronald Espina
State prosecutors slam ‘malicious’ Anti-Corruption Commission recommendation
The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) recommends the suspension of prosecutors who had a hand in dismissing drug charges against suspects Kerwin Espinosa and Peter Lim
PACC to Duterte: Suspend fiscals who junked drug charges vs Lim, Espinosa
The commission recommends a lifestyle check on former assistant state prosecutor Aristotle Reyes, whom President Duterte has since appointed as regional trial court judge
Aguirre on DOJ probe, Alvarez on Go, Sereno on quo warranto petition | Evening wRap
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Aguirre orders fresh investigation vs Lim, Espinosa
'So much so that there is no dismissal anymore,' says Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II in a Malacañang press briefing
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Sereno impeachment, Medialdea on Napoles, Dela Rosa on DOJ | Evening wRap
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PNP admits fault in 'weak' drug case vs Peter Lim, Kerwin Espinosa
This is a change of tune for Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa, who earlier slammed the Department of Justice panel and called on them to use their 'conscience'
Duterte to review more drugs cases dismissed by DOJ – Dela Rosa
Top cop Dela Rosa clarifies that President Duterte will only go over high-profile drugs cases
Napoles under WPP, ICC withdrawal, Cabinet revamp | Evening wRap
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Amid controversies at DOJ, Aguirre says 'no reason to resign'
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II says he and President Rodrigo Duterte have talked since a Department of Justice panel of prosecutors dismissed charges against alleged big-time drug lords
Dela Rosa to DOJ panel: 'Konsensiya naman'
Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa says the Department of Justice panel should have alerted the police if there was weak evidence against alleged drug lords Peter Lim and Kerwin Espinosa
De Lima demands DOJ: Show physical evidence against me
De Lima’s camp will manifest to the court the different standards that DOJ applied to the senator and to Peter Lim and Kerwin Espinosa, who were earlier cleared of drug trading by a prosecution panel
Roque on ICC withdrawal, Inciting to sedition charges vs Trillanes, Poe vs Roque on fake news | Evening wRap
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Cayetano on ICC withdrawal, DOJ prosecutor now RTC judge, Panama Papers law firm to close | Midday wRap
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Prosecutor in Peter Lim case 'saddened' by Aguirre’s probe
‘Sino ba naman ang napakalakas na loob na tao na lalaruin itong ganyang klaseng kaso? Nagrurule lang kami based on evidence,' says former state prosecutor and now Judge Aristotle Reyes
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Duterte promotes DOJ prosecutor who cleared suspects in big drug cases
(UPDATED) Between the time DOJ prosecutor Aristotle Reyes is appointed Lucena City regional trial court judge and finally takes his oath, he has dismissed drug charges against Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Lim, and the customs officials in the shabu smuggling case
Duterte on ICC, CIDG on Kerwin Espinosa, Stephen Hawking dies | Evening wRap
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Where is the NBI in the Peter Lim-Kerwin Espinosa investigation?
Aguirre often taps the NBI – an agency attached to the DOJ – to conduct comprehensive case buildups in many high-profile cases
CIDG to DOJ: Stop witness protection for 'uncooperative' Kerwin Espinosa
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has appealed to the justice department as early as September 2017. As of March 2018, Espinosa remains under witness protection.
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Aguirre orders probe into NBI panel, Con-Com on political dynasty, Trump sacks Tillerson | Midday wRap
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PNP to use subpoena powers if Lim, Espinosa drug charges dismissed
(UPDATED) PNP CIDG chief Director Roel Obusan also says alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa has recanted his confession at a 2016 Senate hearing that he was involved in illegal drugs
Bishops hit DOJ for clearing Peter Lim, Kerwin Espinosa
'I am dumbfounded,' says Archbishop Socrates Villegas, while Bishop Pablo Virgilio David criticizes the Department of Justice for a 'very selective' due process
Aguirre orders probe vs prosecutors who cleared Lim, Espinosa
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II issues the order 3 months after his panel of prosecutors recommended the dismissal of charges against alleged drug lords Peter Lim and Kerwin Espinosa
Duterte to review dismissal of Lim, Espinosa drug charges
President Rodrigo Duterte also threatens repercussions if the dismissal of the drug charges against Peter Lim and Kerwin Espinosa is affirmed
Malacanang on Peter Lim, Barangay & SK elections postponement, Umali on articles of impeachment | Evening wRap
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Robredo: How can DOJ clear self-confessed drug lord Espinosa?
Senators say the recommendation of a Department of Justice panel to drop charges against suspected drug lords Peter Lim and Kerwin Espinosa proves that the drug war is 'anti-poor' and a 'sham'
