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Accused of cyberlibel, Ressa was found guilty by a Manila Regional Trial Court on June 15, 2020. [3] [4]: 36 The case centered on an article published on Rappler by Reynaldo Santos Jr. which accused the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines of accepting favors from Filipino-Chinese businessman Wilfredo Keng. [5]
The VFA addresses the treatment of personnel from one signatory who are accused of having committed crimes while visiting the territory of the other. Partly as a result of the Volunteers Against Crimes and Corruptions controversy growing out of this case, especially on the custody issue, the Congress of the Philippines has considered ...
The following is a list of Filipino politicians convicted of crimes in relation to their conduct while in office. This excludes: People who are merely formally charged of crime/s they allegedly committed, who may or may not be under detention. Acquitted people; Conviction of crimes committed while not in office.
Court: Supreme Court of the Philippines en banc: Full case name; Antonio L. Sanchez, v. The Honorable Harriet O. Demetriou (in her capacity as Presiding Judge of Regional Trial Court, NCR, Branch 70, Pasig), The Honorable Franklin Drilon (in his capacity as Secretary of Justice), Jovencito R. Zuño, Lonardo C. Guiyab, Carlos L. De Leon, Ramoncito C. Mison, Reynaldo J. Lugtu, and Rodrigo P ...
Romeo "Nonong" Garcia Jalosjos Sr. (born November 24, 1940) [2] is a Filipino politician, businessman, and television producer who was convicted and imprisoned for raping an 11-year-old girl in 1996 while he was still a congressman.
President Marcos said that the Philippines is not yet looking for the extradition of Quiboloy to the United States; [79] while the DOJ said he would have to face the criminal charges and serve the prison sentence first if convicted. [60] DILG raised the possibility of filing charges of obstruction of justice against those who helped Quiboloy in ...
People of the Philippines v. Hernandez, 99 Phil. Rep 515 (1956), was a case decided by the Philippine Supreme Court which held that the crime of rebellion under the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines is charged as a single offense, and that it cannot be made into a complex crime. [1]
The Hultman–Chapman murder case (formally People of the Philippines vs. Claudio Teehankee Jr.) was a high-profile murder case in the Philippines during the early 1990s. . The case gained wide publicity due to the involvement of Claudio Teehankee Jr., the son of former Chief Justice Claudio Teehankee and the brother of former Justice Undersecretary Manuel Teehan