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Army reservist arrested in Quezon City buy-bust
(UPDATED) 'If found guilty, he will be expelled from service,' says the Philippine Army
Muntinlupa court denies De Lima's bid to join Senate virtual sessions
'Please note that there is no civil interdiction imposed on me by any court, thus, there should be no unreasonable restrictions on my rights and legitimate interests,' says Senator Leila de Lima, who will file a motion for reconsideration
De Lima files for bail after 3 years in detention
Senator Leila de Lima says the government has not produced enough evidence in one of the 3 cases vs her
A tale of two justice secretaries: The De Lima-Guevarra balance
Senator Leila de Lima and Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra may not meet eye to eye, but they understand each other and what their jobs mean
On 3rd Christmas in detention, De Lima wishes for restored 'normal life'
Detained Senator Leila de Lima says she is 'raring to work' as an opposition senator lawmaker and also spend more time with her family
Despite SC ruling, Sotto insists on jailing suspects in drug cases under review
Senate President Vicente Sotto III urges the Department of Justice to change its policy, but the Supreme Court already put its foot down on this issue in 2017
DOJ reopens probe of Pampanga drug recycling case
(UPDATED) A Senate exposé implicating retiring PNP chief Oscar Albayalde prompts Guevarra not just to expedite the review of the case junked in 2017, but to reopen it altogether
No special treatment in transfer of De Lima witnesses to marine barracks – DOJ
(3rd UPDATE) Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra says he was informed of the proposal but didn't know it had been done
De Lima's co-accused in drug case arrested; denies drug links
(3rd UPDATE) Jad Dera insists his only link to the Bilibid drug trade was as an asset of the Philippine National Police. He denies any link to Senator Leila de Lima.
Court allows De Lima to attend lawyer son's thanksgiving dinner
Senator Leila de Lima's son Vincent Joshua Bohol is among the 1,800 passers of the 2018 Bar Examinations
Another DOJ witness vs De Lima linked to prison drug trade
DOJ witness and NBI agent Jun Ablen is implicated in the drug trade by Rafael Ragos, a former accused who has turned state witness against the jailed senator
I delivered kickbacks to De Lima on inmate's order, says ex-BuCor chief
Why would former Bureau of Corrections chief Rafael Ragos follow the orders of an inmate, asks Boni Tacardon, the lawyer of Senator Leila de Lima
'Magsama tayo sa impyerno': Tense hearing gets trial rolling for De Lima
(UPDATED) Intelligence agent Jovencio Ablen Jr reiterates his claim that he saw the delivery of bags of money to Senator Leila de Lima’s house in Parañaque, which the senator dismisses as 'pure fiction'
De Lima wants court to charge Bilibid convicts in drug cases
‘It would be a complete travesty of justice should the Honorable Court sanction the arbitrary and wrongful exclusion from the Information of those who had actual participation in the illegal drug trade,’ says De Lima
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
Supreme Court acquits more drug suspects
Justices sternly remind prosecutors that they must prove 'with certitude' that the illegal drugs seized in buy-bust operations are 'exactly the same substance offered' as evidence in court
Drug charges vs Nicanor Faeldon Jr dismissed
Nicanor Faeldon Jr earlier tested negative of illegal drugs
De Lima to CA: Stop convicts from testifying against me in drug case
(UPDATED) The High Court itself had previously ruled that allowing criminals guilty of crimes involving moral turpitude to become state witnesses is arbitrary
SC reminder: Weak drug cases will lead to acquittals
Because the police failed to bring required witnesses during the inventory of seized drugs, a man previously sentenced to life in prison can now walk free
Convicts vs De Lima not ‘state witnesses’? Technicality protects DOJ
Unfortunately for Senator De Lima, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 206 agrees and puts in an official court order the technicality argument of the DOJ
4th judge in De Lima case inhibits
Judge Lorna Navarro Domingo says while she 'finds no sufficient ground to inhibit herself from conducting trial,' she did so 'to show good faith to all parties'
De Lima wants judge out of her case due to 'bias'
The detained senator says Muntinlupa Judge Lorna Navarro-Domingo has shown ‘manifest bias, partiality, and hostility’ toward her
De Lima denounces media ban in court hearings
'The authorities are getting more and more unreasonable in restricting media access to my court proceedings and any of my public outings, for that matter,' says detained Senator Leila de Lima
SC slams reckless drug buy-busts, wants weak cases junked
In his separate concurring opinion, Associate Justice Marvic Leonen says that playing it fast and loose with procedure 'makes conducive the planting of evidence'
Drug cases against Johaira Macaubat, 9 others dismissed
The decision is based on a technicality, as Judge Joeffre Acebido of Regional Trial Court branch 41 questions the manner in which the search warrant was conducted
Drug convicts to start testifying vs De Lima
Senator Leila de Lima hits Muntinlupa Judge Lorna Navarro Domingo for a premature order upholding the qualification of drug convicts as witnesses
Muntinlupa court must rule if Bilibid convicts valid witnesses vs De Lima
The Department of Justice moves to hold the next hearings in the New Bilibid Prison and in Camp Aguinaldo, where two of the convicts had been transferred for security reasons
New case? De Lima is summoned by NBI for a drug investigation
(UPDATED) The incarcerated senator Leila de Lima says: ‘Bring it on!’
IN CHARTS: Drug cases take over PH courts, have low disposition rates
Only 12% of the 289,295 drugs cases at the lower courts are disposed of in 2017. A big problem is that courts just can't keep up.
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 witness Kerwin Espinosa washes hands in Albuera drug raid
(UPDATED) A cop whom Kerwin said was in his pocket takes the witness stand, and says police found no evidence to link him to the raid
18 months after arrest, De Lima finally arraigned in drugs cases
Senator Leila De Lima refuses to enter a plea, calling it ‘a sham case’
Actor CJ Ramos released from jail
Actor CJ Ramos was arrested during a buy-bust operation in Quezon City
Actor CJ Ramos opens up about drug addiction, what the future holds
The former child actor talks about the financial and emotional woes that preceded and fuelled his drug addiction
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Actor CJ Ramos arrested in drug buy-bust operation
The former child star was nabbed in Quezon City
Australian, Swiss arrested in separate raids in Pampanga
CIDG arrests a Swiss for keeping a high-powered assault firearm, while a joint NBI-PDEA team apprehends an Aussie for possessing shabu
'Kill yellows' fiscal now part of DOJ panel in De Lima case
'Kailangan namin ng may guts,' says the head of the DOJ panel on Darwin Cañete's special assignment
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
Supreme Court affirms De Lima's arrest on drug charges
Dissenting Justice Benjamin Caguioa hits the double standard applied to the cases of De Lima and Lim-Espinosa, saying the senator's constitutional right 'continues to be violated'
Where are the Chinese middlemen in the P6.4B shabu case?
It has been 4 months since arrest warrants were issued against the Chinese, and none of them have been caught yet
Jaybee Sebastian will plead guilty in De Lima drug trade case – DOJ
This follows the DOJ's dismissal of charges against Rafael Ragos to make him state witness against De Lima
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
Actor Julio Diaz arrested in drug buy-bust operation
The actor was arrested in Meycauayan, Bulacan
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
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
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
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
