Senate OKs bill transforming DOJ office
By Wilnard Bacelonia, June 10, 2025; Philippine News Agency https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1251869 MANILA – The Senate has approved a bill seeking to […]
PH ranks near bottom among East Asia, Pacific countries with weakest rule of law
CNN Philippines Staff, October 27, 2023; CNN Philippines https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/10/27/ph-rule-of-law-index-2023.html Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 27) — The Philippines is still among […]
CHR, CSC want other gov’t agencies to promote human rights
By Gabriel Pabico Lalu, October 5, 2023; Inquirer During the signing of the Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 on Thursday […]
New bill, same problem: Lawmakers bat for more prison facilities to solve jail congestion
By Cristina Chi, June 9, 2023; Philippine Star https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/06/09/2272662/new-bill-same-problem-lawmakers-bat-more-prison-facilities-solve-jail-congestion MANILA, Philippines — In a bid to ease the prolonged strain […]
NPC, telcos build task force vs. fraud, boost data protection
By Raymond Carl Dela Cruz, May 11, 2023; Philippine News Agency https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1201322 MANILA – The National Privacy Commission (NPC) and the country’s […]
Jail congestion rate drops to 370% – BJMP
By CNN Philippines Staff, March 17, 2023; CNN Philippines https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/17/jail-congestion-rate-drops.html?fbclid=IwAR0t3esKPg1CbzRRTF6KmoEOFys28geYOnxJFX7F__XWsDNOALy5_OcemIs Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 17) — The congestion rate in […]
DOJ to reduce bail recommendation on criminal cases vs indigent litigants
By Jeffrey Damicog, February 21, 2023; Manila Bulletin https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/21/doj-to-reduce-bail-recommendationon-criminal-cases-vs-indigent-litigants/ Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors will now recommend reduced bail for […]
The 2020 Revised Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Cases to take effect on November 16, 2020
By SC PIO, October 17, 2020; Philippine Information Agency https://pia.gov.ph/press-releases/releases/1056267 MANILA, Oct. 17 — The 2020 Revised Rules of Procedure […]
PAO now has over 2,000 lawyers
By Jeffrey Damicog, October 13, 2020; Manila Bulletin https://mb.com.ph/2020/10/13/pao-now-has-over-2000-lawyers/ Despite the pandemic, the Public Attorneys Office (PAO) has now more […]
SC approves guidelines in imposition of community service penalty
By SC PIO, October 7, 2020; Philippine Information Agency https://pia.gov.ph/press-releases/releases/1055344?fbclid=IwAR17QAcefBpFSBUGhFo3qogVgOopCWU-rqj3sFEy49qZy021m2BQ2FBu8mI MANILA, Oct. 7 — Starting November 2 this year, trial […]