The Supreme Court (SC) has announced that it has granted the request of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla to transfer the murder case of slain Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo to a Manila court.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said he will be issuing the case build up rules for prosecutors that he believes will “change the landscape” in the justice system. “Soon, the threshold for indictment will be increased from probable cause to prima facie, or that satisfies a reasonable certainty of conviction,” he said.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has backed the move of House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to file a resolution in defense of former President Rodrigo Duterte against the investigation sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the drug war killings.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla vowed not to hinder detained former Senator Leila De Lima from filing a petition for habeas corpus in seeking provisional liberty.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla will ask the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to look into lawyers allegedly delaying cases to prevent the deportation of their foreign clients.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said two of the four fugitive Japanese nationals in the custody of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have been deported back to Japan on Monday (Feb. 7).
Bayan Muna Executive vice president Carlos Isagani Zarate said the swift resolution of the drug case of the son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla is “an exemplar of how our justice system works.”
Las Pinas City Judge Ricardo Moldez II has issued a decision that acquitted Juanito Jose Remulla III, the son Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, of drug charges.
Southeast Asian countries should work closer in combating human trafficking, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday (Nov. 21) revealed that he has received information on the whereabouts of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Deputy Security Officer Ricardo Zulueta.
