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POGOs linked to crimes: Forged PH passports, money-laundering, sex trafficking
(UPDATE) Here's a rundown of issues hounding the opaque Philippine offshore gaming operations industry
‘Pastillas’ scheme top gun appointed by former justice secretary Aguirre – Morente
Former BI deputy commissioner Marc Red Mariñas, installed by former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, appointed 3 officials that facilitated bribes from Chinese POGO workers
De Lima camp wants to haul Aquino, Bato, Aguirre to trial
De Lima is arraigned on her 3rd and last drug charge, where she again refuses to enter a plea
De Lima runs to Ombudsman: DOJ use of convicts as witnesses 'illegal'
Using convicts as witnesses violates the Witness Protection Program and the anti-graft law, Senator Leila de Lima claims in her complaint against former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II and Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra
COA flags DOJ for undocumented payroll, unauthorized accounts
(UPDATED) Resigned justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre says he 'has no participation whatsoever' in the transactions flagged, including P27-million worth of payroll without supporting documents, and P65-million worth of accounts maintained without authority
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, April 10, 2018
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De Lima lauds Duterte's new appointees: 'Men of honor, competence, integrity'
Senator Leila de Lima hopes Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra 'can bring back true dispensation of justice at the DOJ, bereft of any partisan and persecutorial agenda'
Duterte wants Guevarra to restore DOJ's 'dignified image'
This comes after lawmakers called on President Rodrigo Duterte to appoint a justice secretary who is 'credible, capable, and respectable'
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Duterte accepts resignation of Aguirre
'I accepted the resignation of Vit Aguirre, my fraternity brother,' President Rodrigo Duterte announces
Senators on Aguirre resignation: Time for someone 'credible, capable' in DOJ
'The Filipino people deserve a credible, capable, and respectable justice secretary who will lead with integrity and rebuild our trust in the Department of Justice,' says Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV
Menardo Guevarra named new justice secretary
(3rd UPDATE) Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra will be filling the shoes of Vitaliano Aguirre II at the Department of Justice
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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
After backlash, Aguirre revives parricide case vs Bohol official
The lead police investigator in the murder-kidnapping case earlier called the dismissal of parricide charges the 'latest DOJ blunder'
Robredo losing trust in DOJ, Aguirre
Vice President Leni Robredo slams Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II for tagging critics, including Cebu City Mayor Tommy Osmeña, as drug protectors. Osmeña was a friend of Robredo's late husband.
Ex-immigration officials in bribery scandal charged with plunder
Former immigration intelligence chief Charles Calima is cleared
BDO defends request to DOJ over tax cases in Cebu
BDO Unibank, owned by the Philippines' richest man Henry Sy Sr, argues it has a legal right to request that the Department of Justice designate an acting prosecutor
Aguirre: Existing Sandiganbayan charges vs Napoles have ‘defects’
'It seems that we have discovered defects in the charges in the Sandiganbayan against her. The charges here are plunder, and plunder is a charge against a government official,' says Justice Secretary Aguirre in a mix of English and Filipino
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Cebu Mayor Osmeña threatens disbarment case vs Aguirre
(UPDATED) This is over BDO Unibank tax cases. But Justice Secretary Aguirre threatens a countersuit, saying the Cebu mayor has no evidence he accepted money from anyone.
Senate recommends bribery, plunder charges vs ex-immigration officials
The Senate also recommends that Wally Sombero, the alleged associate of Chinese tycoon Jack Lam, be charged with plunder and corruption of public officials
Senate reprimands Aguirre for private meeting with Jack Lam
The Senate says Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II was 'less than prudent' when he met with individuals who turned out to be allegedly involved in bribery
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
Medialdea advised Napoles lawyer on jail transfer
'[It's] because we are in a situation where we don't know what to do.... That's why we have to consult people in authority,' says Janet Lim Napoles' lawyer Stephen David, defending a meeting in Malacañang
Will Napoles be state witness? Spotlight on the Special Prosecutor
'Malacañang can easily undermine the Special Prosecutor's independent judgment in this case, and force him to drop Napoles as an accused,' says Senator Leila de Lima
De Lima: Aguirre perfect for Duterte's 'corrupt' gov't
Senator Leila de Lima also says alleged pork scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles 'is an ideal witness' for a government that is only interested in silencing dissent
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
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
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
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
Aguirre: No proof of human intervention in MRT3 train detachment
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II says the detachment of a train coach in November 2017 was 'purely accidental'
NBI claims initial ruling on Rappler cyber libel case 'prematurely disclosed'
The National Bureau of Investigation said on February 22 that it junked the case after finding 'no basis,' but days later, transmitted it to the Department of Justice
Hontiveros slams Pimentel for giving staff info, Senate CCTV to Aguirre
But Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III says the data given to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, including the CCTV videos of the different areas of the Senate, are part of public records
Foreign expert needed for Dengvaxia victims' autopsies – DOJ
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II says he will emphasize to President Rodrigo Duterte the need for a clinical pathologist
[OPINION | Newspoint] The conscience of our time
Leila de Lima’s story bears constant retelling. Her trials are our trials, her tragedy is our tragedy.
Chief State Counsel Ricardo Paras passes away
'We mourn the the sudden demise of Chief State Counsel Ricardo "Dickie" Paras III this morning,' says Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre
'People's right to know rests on press freedom' – PCIJ
'We want to offer you this discussion because it's not only about the media but it's also about people's rights,' says Malou Mangahas, Executive Director of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
DOJ can now probe Rappler’s criminal liability – Calida
The Solicitor General says he's not investigating any other entity 'unless you want me to do what I did in December 2016.' – the time he request SEC to probe Rappler
Valenzuela court clears 5 in importation of P6.4-B shabu
It seems there are a lot of hurdles to getting accountability in the smuggling of shabu from China to the Philippines, and a lot of them has to do with limitations set by the law
Aguirre orders probe into alleged sale of firearms to NPA
President Rodrigo Duterte gives the instruction to Aguirre during a cabinet meeting
Justice dep't launches criminal probe after deadly Davao mall fire
(UPDATED) Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II announces the inquiry as the government raises the toll from the NCCC mall fire in Davao to one dead and 38 missing
Aquino, Garin, 7 others on immigration lookout over Dengvaxia
The immigration lookout bulletin order comes after Gabriela filed a graft complaint stemming from the dengue immunization program that began during the Aquino administration
Aguirre orders PAO to assist families of Dengvaxia vaccine recipients
Parents of two girls who died months after getting the dengue vaccine file affidavits before the Department of Justice
DOJ cancels bail of Tiamzons, 7 other NDF consultants
Justice Secretary Aguirre also signs a Department Order directing prosecutors to take the necessary steps pursuant to Duterte's proclamation
DOJ brings back NBI power to investigate drug cases
The NBI's involvement in case buildups was revoked before by an order of President Rodrigo Duterte, preventing it from probing the smuggling of P6.4 billion worth of shabu from China
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DOJ to probe dengue vaccine controversy
'Everybody who has some involvement will be included and appropriate charges will be filed against them if warranted,' says Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II
