BI rights violations decried

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BI SealWives of detained foreign nationals at Camp Bicutan yesterday decried what they claim is the human rights violation of several Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents, which is detrimental to the government’s campaign for promoting tourism. Grace Compra, Jerlen Payot and Juvylin A. Artuz, all Filipinas, faced the media yesterday to denounce the rather unjust treatment of BI agents to their husbands, all foreign nationals, who they claimed were illegally detained at the BI detention center in Bicutan.

Ombudsman files charges vs Extorting DOJ Prosecutor

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Ombudsman PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines – The Ombudsman filed before the Sandiganbayan on Monday, August 12, criminal charges against a senior prosecutor of the Department of Justice (DOJ) who was caught attempting to extort from airline employees. In an 8-page resolution, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales found probable cause to indict Assistant State Prosecutor III Diosdado Bernales Solidum Jr after he was caught extorting P2.5 million from members of

97 Mayors’ Signatures fake - Philippines

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OndoyNinety-seven mayors of cities and towns in Luzon ravaged by Tropical Storm “Ondoy” and Typhoon “Pepeng” in 2009 supposedly received P900 million in Malampaya gas funds through bogus nongovernment organizations (NGOs) allegedly formed by businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles. Documents obtained by the Inquirer show that the funds were released through the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the agency designated to support the rehabilitation of agrarian communities damaged by the two storms.