Participants in the Gender and Development (GAD) Planning Workshop listen and respond intensely  on  the objective  of  the gender issue identification,  spells out the result that the agency intends to achieve in terms of addressing the gender issue.Justice Secretary Leila De Lima interrogates and listens to one of the witnesses in the Atimonan shooting incident during the re-enactment at the actual site of the encounter between police and 13 alleged shootout victims near at the boundary in the towns of Plaridel and Atimonan, Quezon. Justice Secretary Leila De Lima extends great appreciation to Philippine Postal Corporation Postmaster General & CEO Ma. Josefina M. Dela Cruz over the signing of the MOA on franking privileges for all mails and packages of the Department. Secretary Leila De Lima presides over the meeting of the Inter-Agency Committee on Extra Legal Killing, Enforced Disappearances, Torture and other Grave Violation of the right to life Liberty and Security of Persons during the Committee’s initial meeting on January 8, 2013 at the Department of Justice, Manila. Secretary Leila De Lima makes emphasis on the significance of the Inter-Agency Committee on Extra Legal Killing, Enforced Disappearances, Torture and other Grave Violation of the right to life Liberty and Security of Persons during the meeting at the Department of Justice, Manila.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), in cooperation with the Council of Europe (COE), is set to host the 3rd  Regional Cybercrime Conference, entitled "Protecting Children against Online Sexual Violence in South-East Asia: Law Enforcement co... continue reading
Eighty-five - (85) DOJ prosecutors who retired since 2010 to 2012 can now claim their retirement gratuity differential. In a Memorandum dated 17 May 2013, Assistant Secretary for Finance Zabedin M. Azis and Prosecutor General Claro A. Arellano... continue reading
Provincial Prosecutor EMMANUEL "MANNY" Y. VELASCO was one of the standout members of our National Prosecution Service (NPS). His reputation for being dedicated, to the point of being tenacious and stubborn, especially about his dutie... continue reading
In a Resolution dated 1 April 2013, the National Prosecution Service (NPS) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered the filing of Informations for two (2) counts of violations of Article  217 in relation to Article 222 of the Revised Penal ... continue reading
In a Resolution dated 30 April 2013, the Task Force on Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Cases from the National Prosecution Service (NPS) found probable cause to charge CARLOTA CRISTI M. TAN for two counts of violation of Section 254 in relation t... continue reading
The National Prosecution Service (NPS) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) scored a conviction for the murder of Legazpi City media  personality, ROWELL  ENDRINAL, commentator of radio station DZRC and a newspaper publisher of Bicol Metro... continue reading
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The Department of Justice traces its beginnings at the Revolutionary Assembly in Naic, Cavite on April 17, 1897. The establishment of a regime of law was tasked to Don Severino delas Alas who headed the Department of Grace and Justice. Shortly after the proclamation of Independence in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898, President Emilio Aguinaldo issued a decree on September 26, 1898 reorganizing the Department. A year later, the American military force established the Office of the Attorney of... continue reading