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Davidson Rusia is a convicted felon who was a gang member and was sentenced to prison twice in the United States for other crimes. [10] Rusia claimed that he was with Larrañaga in Ayala Center, Cebú early in the evening of July 16, the evening Larrañaga says that he was at R&R Restaurant in Quezon City with his friends.
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 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
In the Trial Court (People of the Philippines vs. Hubert Webb, et al., G.R. No. 176864), it became one of the most sensational cases in the Philippines, being described as a "trial of the century". [5] The other defendants were convicted by the Parañaque Regional Trial Court, which the Court of Appeals affirmed.
After their arrest, the kidnappers—who turned out to be members of the Philippine National Police (PNP)—accused Jee of being involved in the illegal drug trade. [2] Jee's wife, Choi Kyung-jin, made the statement that the kidnapper Patrick Joseph Banez demanded a ransom of ₱ 8 million , and she reportedly paid ₱5 million on October 30, 2016.
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]
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 ...
The Philippines has a low prevalence rate of drug users compared to the global average, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. [64] In his inaugural State of the Nation Address , Duterte claimed that data from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency shows that there were 3 million drug addicts two to three years ago, which he ...