DOJ, Immigration to tighten visa upon arrival policy

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 09:32:16 +0000

bi OTS urged to assign officers at Naia to monitor queues

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Immigration will implement stricter rules on the visa upon arrival (VUA) policy, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Saturday. “The DOJ and the BI are tightening up the rules on the issuance of visa upon arrival (VUA),” Guevarra said in a message to […]

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Spare lotto from closure, says Lacson

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:27:55 +0000

Spare lotto from closure, says Lacson

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte should have excluded lotto from his decision to pull the plug on games operated by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) because there was no allegation that lotto operators were shortchanging the government, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Sunday as the government defended the shock order that saw the police shutter 21,000 lottery stations across the country.

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DOJ chief tells PNP: Filing impeachment case not unlawful

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 23:20:43 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday cautioned the Philippine National Police (PNP) against arresting proponents of impeaching President Rodrigo Duterte for allowing the Chinese to fish in Philippine waters in violation of the Constitution.

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Palace affirms dismissal of Deputy Ombudsman Carandang

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 23:21:10 +0000

Palace affirms dismissal of Deputy Ombudsman Carandang

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has affirmed with finality the dismissal of Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang over the disclosure of alleged bank transactions of President Rodrigo Duterte and his family that the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) was supposedly investigating, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Monday.

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Envoy draws Palace rebuke for calling trip ‘reward’

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 21:32:49 +0000

Malacañang has rebuked Ambassador to Japan Jose Laurel V for claiming Cabinet members are traveling with President Rodrigo Duterte

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Charge Cardema, Palace tells DOJ

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 21:35:25 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — At Malacañang’s behest, the Department of Justice (DOJ) will consider filing charges against former National Youth Commission (NYC) chair Ronald Cardema, who abruptly resigned to become a nominee of the Duterte Youth party list group.

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DOJ chief: Duterte need not divulge health status if work is not affected

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 12:41:33 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte need not divulge his state of health unless it is serious enough, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday.

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‘Bikoy’ surfaces at IBP office, claims his life is in danger

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 23:26:17 +0000

‘Bikoy’ surfaces at IBP office, claims his life is in danger

MANILA, Philippines — A former marketing executive faced journalists on Monday, claiming he was “Bikoy,” the hooded man in a series of videos on YouTube who linked members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s family to the illegal drug trade, and that he came out of hiding because his life was in danger.

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Palace dismisses allegations; Guevarra dares ‘Bikoy’ to file charges

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 23:25:04 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Mere allegations. Black propaganda. Malicious and false accusations.

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