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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the immediate investigation on the robbery case. [12] [13] The Philippine National Police (PNP) formed Task Force RCBC to handle the robbery-massacre case. [14] Several bounty offers were put forward by various politicians and the RCBC itself in exchange for the arrest of the robbery-massacre's suspects ...
The online publication Bulatlat states that "[A]ccording to a recent international fact-finding mission of Dutch and Belgian judges and lawyers, [the government-created body] Task Force Usig 'has not proven to be an independent body…the PNP has a poor record as far as the effective investigation of the killings is concerned and is mistrusted by the Philippine people". [7]
Individuals pardoned by Fidel V. Ramos.. Robin Padilla – convicted for illegal possession of firearms in 1994. [10] Conditional pardon from April 1997 to 2003. [11]Jaime Tadeo – Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas leader charged of swindling during the Martial law era under President Ferdinand Marcos.
Filipino pastor Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, who is wanted by both the FBI and local law enforcement officers on sexual abuse and human trafficking charges, has been arrested weeks after a standoff ...
Date Branch Department Party People Involved Summary Source 1946 Executive: Office of the President: Liberal: Manuel Roxas: Surplus War Property scandal- disposed $90 billion of surplus war property held by the United States government in the final year of World War II, which caused a huge corruption scandal that led to the rise of the leftist HUKBALAHAP and for Roxas's approval ratings to ...
In the Philippines, a state of rebellion is a government declaration that suspends a number of civil rights for a short period of time. It is a form of martial law that allows a government to suppress protest, detain and arrest people, search private property, read private mail, and listen to phone conversations using wiretaps - all without legal warrants.
The Manila Peninsula siege occurred on November 29, 2007, at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati, Philippines. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Brigadier General Danilo Lim, and 25 other Magdalo Group officers walked out of their trial for the 2003 Oakwood mutiny coup attempt and marched through the streets of Makati.
In the Aug. 20 primary, the Post recommended Matthew Jay Lane, a 69-year-old attorney living in Palm Beach Gardens. He received 40.6% of the vote in the primary, not enough to meet the 50%-plus ...