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GOV’T SIGNS TOR TO STRENGTHEN PEACE, HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION

Thursday 8th of November 2012

QUEZON CITY, Nov 8 (PIA) -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) formalized a partnership in peace and human rights promotion during a ceremonial signing of a terms of reference (TOR) Thursday. The interagency partnership, otherwise called Complaint Monitoring Working Group (CMWG), was formed to improve and focus on the processing of the human rights violations complaints associated with armed conflict between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (...

ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, Oct 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) - Isabela has designated some of the province’s prosecutors to the newly created prosecutor's office in this city to speed up prosecution of cases here. Atty. Franklin Pagurayan was assigned by DOJ to the city prosecutor's office. Pagurayan will be officer-in-charge of the newly created Ilagan City Prosecutors Office. Among the other prosecutors assigned as city prosecutors of Ilagan City are Atty. Genalyn Gelacio, Atty. R...

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PhilPost, DOJ renew postal agreement

MANILA, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- The Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday, January 18 signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), renewing the contract for mailing transactions between the two agencies. The agreement signing was led by Postmaster General Josefina M. Dela Cruz and Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima. During the signing, Dela Cruz acknowledged the Department of Justice as a valuable partner in the public sector spanni...

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NBI-10 nabs high profile smuggling suspect for illegal possession of firearms

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 26 (PIA) – Smuggling suspect Lynard Allan Bigcas has been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), here, and has been turned-over to the proper authorities. He was arrested, exactly a week after a Warrant of Arrest (WOA) for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunitions was issued by Judge Jose U. Yamut, Sr. of the Regional Trial Court, 10th Judicial Region, Branch 11, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, last Aug. 18. Bigcas was so...
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NBI-10 turns over 6 of Bigcas’ smuggled MV’s to BOC-X

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY. Misamis Oriental, Aug. 19 (PIA) -– At least six motor vehicles (MV) belonging to Lynard Allan S. Bigcas have been turned over by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to the Bureau of Customs (BOC), here, last Aug. 17. Lawyer Jose Justo S. Yap, Regional Director of NBI, region 10, said these MV’s, which included cars and motorcycles were taken from the custody of Bigcas for verification purposes. Yap said they have turned-over the actual physical ...