Two Filipinos, one Chinese arrested for trying to bribe cops

September 6, 2019

One Chinese and two Filipinos were arrested after they attempted to bribe officials from the National Capital Region Police Office to release another Chinese arrested in Makati City for allegedly trafficking foreign nationals. Police Major General Guillermo Eleazar, NCRPO chief, 

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Probe on GCTA now up to Ombudsman: Año

September 6, 2019

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday said it will be up to the Ombudsman to find out if some inmates bribe Bureau of Corrections officials to allow them to avail of the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GTCA). “The Ombudsman is

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Military to help police serve arrest warrants on Sison, others

September 6, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is willing to support the Philippine National Police (PNP) in serving arrest warrants to Communist Party of the Philippine (CPP) leader Jose Maria Sison and 37 other members as ordered by a court

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Año says previous administration failed to examine IRR of GCTA thoroughly

September 6, 2019

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday said there are “ambiguities” in the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Good Conduct and Time Allowance (GCTA) law as the previous administration failed to scrutinize this.  “I have read the manual, I

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Año says inmate freed due to GCTA can be extradited if he left country

September 6, 2019

  Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday said they can apply the extradition treaty with countries when a freed inmate flees.   In an interview with reporters, Año said they can seek the assistance of Interpol in arresting inmates who

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Manila court orders arrest of Joma Sison, 37 others for murder

September 6, 2019

A Manila City Regional Trial Court has ordered the arrest of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Joma Sison, his wife and 36 members of the organization for mass murder. In a verdict dated August 28, copy of which was

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Duterte “not satisfied” with Xi’s response on arbitral ruling

September 6, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said he told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he was “not satisfied” with his answer regarding the territorial dispute in the South China Sea. Duterte during his recent trip to China brought up with Xi the 2016

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Military ready to help rearrest convicts released through GCTA

September 5, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is ready to support the government on rearresting convicts released through the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law. “We are here, ready to render assistance and give support to the Department of Justice

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