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Blue Ribbon probe winding down—Erwin Tulfo

Senator Erwin Tulfo yesterday said the Blue Ribbon Committee may hold only one more hearing before issuing its initial flood control report as the...

DOJ wants flood control whistleblowers in its protective custody

THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday said it would seek responsibility over the protection of witnesses in the flood control scandal who are...

Public service is no private trust

WITHOUT doubt, officials, in both executive and legislative branches of government, saw the revulsion of a wakened and angered people in the different anti-corruption...

SYMS contractor Sally Santos applies for witness protection

Sally Santos, the owner and general manager of SYMS Construction Trading, arrived at the Department of Justice (DOJ) office on Friday to apply and...

Salus populi, not salus magnanakaw

“It is a recognition that public welfare, not the welfare of thieves, is the supreme law” Salus populi est suprema lex. The welfare of the...

DOJ adds Bernardo among ‘protected witnesses’

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday added former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary for operations Roberto Bernardo among its “protected...

WPP applicants must return stolen infra funds—Palace

Malacañang yesterday said that participants-turned-whistleblowers in anomalous flood control projects must first return the money they stole before they can avail of government protection,...

Senators clash over ‘restitution’ precept for potential state witnesses

Senator Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday urged contractors and officials implicated in the flood control corruption scandal to return public funds allegedly stolen from infrastructure...

DOJ evaluates Alcantara’s affidavit amid flood control probe

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is evaluating the affidavit of former Bulacan district engineer Henry Alcantara following his statement linking politicians from both houses of...

Senators push back on witness protection for Discayas

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday defended his decision to reject Senator Rodante Marcoleta’s request to place contractors Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya and Cezarah...

Bantag not eligible for WPP

Remulla cites 2 grounds: being law enforcer and tagged as mastermind Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of placing suspended prisons...

PNP OKs cops in witness protection

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has given its approval to Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla’s proposal to extend the government’s witness...

Espinosa no longer part of witness protection program

Self-confessed drug dealer Roland “Kerwin” Espinosa is no longer a state witness after he was dropped from the Witness Protection Program (WPP) by the...

‘Bikoy’ posts bail, but won’ t go under WPP

Peter Joemel Advincula, who admitted being the hooded “Bikoy,” on Monday posted a P10,000 bail before the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court over the...
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