Sabah issue is President’s Holy Week agony
By Michael Lim Ubac
President Benigno Aquino III’s decision to stay home this Holy Week will give him ample time to agonize over the wisdom of reviving the country’s claim to Sabah.
President Benigno Aquino III’s decision to stay home this Holy Week will give him ample time to agonize over the wisdom of reviving the country’s claim to Sabah.
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said on Tuesday that she would designate a panel of prosecutors to re-investigate the case involving the 38 alleged members of the Sultanate of Sulu’s Royal Army Security Force who were intercepted by authorities off waters in Tawi-Tawi and who had allegedly taken part in the incursion in Sabah.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Monday said she had firmed up a government position on the Philippine claim to Sabah and had submitted it to President Benigno Aquino III.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said on Monday she had firmed up a government position on the Philippine claim to Sabah and had submitted it to President Aquino.
The ongoing Sulu stand-off in this Sabah east coast district remains unchanged for the third week on Thursday.
The fiancée of slain Dutch non-government organization worker asked the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday to file a murder case instead of homicide against alleged killers of Wilhelm Geertman.
Two militant groups filed a letter of complaint Tuesday urging the Department of Justice to take legal action against US Navy officers and crew members of the USS Guardian, the 63-meter long minesweeper that ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef last January 17.
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima admitted the Department of Justice (DoJ) is “powerless” to stop suspects of a P12 billion pyramid scam from leaving the country.
The Department of Justice on Monday has issued a rule to be followed to ensure the protection of refugees and stateless persons.
Victims of human trafficking will soon have a half-way home.
The Bureau of Customs on Thursday filed before the Department of Justice smuggling complaint against five traders and two licensed brokers for the unlawful importation of agricultural products such as onions and peking ducks worth P18 million.
The Philippine Airlines Employees Association (Palea) on Friday filed with the Department of Justice a petition for review seeking the reversal of the criminal charges filed against 241 of its officers and members who staged a protest days before their termination in September last year.
