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DOJ and IBP forge alliance to guide law practitioners on new preliminary investigation rules

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DAVAO CITY --- The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) have formalized their partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) aimed at organizing the rollout and dissemination of information regarding the New Rules on Preliminary Investigation among legal practitioners. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla … [Read more...] about DOJ and IBP forge alliance to guide law practitioners on new preliminary investigation rules

Prosecutor’s half-brother arrested amid land dispute

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DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The arrest of Arnel Galot Dela Peña, the alleged gunman of Prosecutor Elanor P. Dela Peña, has cast a stark light on a tragic family conflict rooted in a bitter land dispute. The incident is believed to have stemmed from a contentious battle over a 20-hectare fish pond in Sulop, Davao del Sur, which Prosecutor Dela Peña had been attempting to … [Read more...] about Prosecutor’s half-brother arrested amid land dispute

Lady Prosecutor Fatally Shot in Davao del Sur

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DAVAO CITY, Philippines---Lady Prosecutor Eleanor Polancos Dela Peña was tragically killed while alone inside her car when an unidentified gunman approached and shot her multiple times, hitting her head, around 5:00 pm on Monday, June 10, at Chapter 8, Tinda Aplaya in Digos City, Davao del Sur. Dela Peña was the assistant provincial prosecutor of Davao … [Read more...] about Lady Prosecutor Fatally Shot in Davao del Sur

Murdered DavNorte lawyer a victim of EJK, says lawyer brods

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DAVAO CITY (March 25) -- The brothers of murdered lawyer Rex Jasper Lopoz said their brother was a victim of the Duterte administration's extrajudicial killings. Lopoz was murdered by still unknown gunman inside the vicinity of City Mall shopping center along the Davao-Butuan highway in Visayan Village , Tagum City, Davao del Norte, at about 7:21 p.m. on March … [Read more...] about Murdered DavNorte lawyer a victim of EJK, says lawyer brods

NBI to probe ex-Cebu fiscal’s murder

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MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has directed the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the murder of former Cebu City Assistant City Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro. “I have immediately directed the NBI to investigate the ambush of Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro and to identify the perpetrators at the soonest possible time,” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said … [Read more...] about NBI to probe ex-Cebu fiscal’s murder