By Tetch Torres-Tupas

The Court of Appeals indefinitely stopped the implementation of a contract forged by the Philippine government with Japanese consortium Nagayama Taisei Corporation (NTC) for the development of the controversial Nampeidai property in Tokyo, Japan.
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres-Tupas

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Thursday denied reports that the trip by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to Taiwan has been put on hold.
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Asia & Pacific,Features,Headlines | Read More »

The Philippines’ only recourse in the territorial dispute with China is to appeal to world opinion even if the country has already taken the issue to an arbitral tribunal under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), a senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court said.
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »
By Tetch Torres-Tupas

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is all set to leave for Taiwan to examine the fishing vessel and interview the crew members who were part of the group where a fisherman was killed last May 9, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Wednesday.
Posted: May 22nd, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »
By Tetch Torres-Tupas

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Monday questioned the conclusion made by Taiwanese investigators that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) murdered a Taiwanese fisherman off Bashi Strait in the northern Philippines.
Posted: May 20th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is not keen on a joint investigation between the Philippines and Taiwan in connection with the shooting incident that led to the death of a Taiwanese fisherman at the Bashi Strait in northern Philippines.
Posted: May 17th, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »
By Tetch Torres-Tupas

The Taiwanese government cannot just send investigators to the Philippines, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Thursday.
Posted: May 16th, 2013 in Asia & Pacific,Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres-Tupas

A team of agents from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will go to Taiwan as part of its investigation following the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman off the coast of northern Philippines.
Posted: May 16th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres-Tupas

Filipinos in 25 countries snubbed the overseas absentee voting, the Commission on Elections en banc sitting as National Board of Canvassers said Wednesday night.
Posted: May 15th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres-Tupas

The National Bureau of Investigation seized a luxury sports car worth P17 million owned by Aman Futures founder Manuel Amalilio.
Posted: May 10th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By Tetch Torres-Tupas

The Supreme Court has deferred the issuance of a writ of kalikasan for the protection of the Tubbataha Reef.
Posted: May 9th, 2013 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »
By Tetch Torres-Tupas

The Bureau of Customs (BOC)) on Thursday filed smuggling complaint and a violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 against a Nigerian national for bringing into the country P24 million worth of methampethamine hydro chloride or shabu.
Posted: May 9th, 2013 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines,Photos & Videos | Read More »