Hello, everyone @here! A good read from Multimedia Reporter Jairo Bolledo: By process, it's the prosecutors who decide whether a case can be filed with courts or not. But how much evidence is needed? https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/things-to-know-level-evidence-needed-preliminary-investigation/

Good morning! Jairo here, justice reporter.

I am at the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division to cover the hearing on Zaldy Co’s malversation case. This is related to the flood control scandal.

State witness and former DPWH district engineer Henry Alcantara is already here. He is a prosecution witness and is set to take the witness stand today.

Over 400 out of 14,000 gas stations not operational — PNP

The Philippine National Police (PNP) says 415 out of 14,269 gas stations in the country are temporarily not operational due to oil supply constraints, as of 7 am on Wednesday, March 25.

“The regions with the highest number of closures are Cordillera Administrative Region with 78 stations, Cagayan Valley with 50, Central Luzon with 42, Calabarzon with 35, and Bicol Region with 30, while most other areas continue to maintain normal operations,” the PNP says.

According to the PNP, it also monitored some incidents like a complaint due to overpricing in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. The PNP adds that a “total of three cases have been filed involving hoarding, overpricing, and a separate case under investigation for unfair competition.”

Child rights activist Sally Ujano, jailed under Duterte, walks free from prison

Child rights activist Sally Ujano, who was arrested under the time of former president Rodrigo Duterte, has been released from detention at the Correctional Institute for Women, her family announces on Friday, March 27.

This comes after the Court of Appeals granted her appeal assailing her rebellion conviction in 2024.

The case stems from Ujano’s alleged involvement in the ambush of two military personnel in the province of Quezon in 2005. Her daughter Karla decried the allegations against her mother as baseless, saying Ujano was serving as executive director of Women’s Crisis Center in 2005, the year the alleged crime happened.

This AMA session with the ICC's Trust Fund for Victims is happening later today, at 8 pm in this chat room! @here Send your questions here ahead of the interview, or catch the interview live and send your questions then. The interview will be aired in this page: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/podcasts-videos/ask-me-anything-icc-trust-fund-victims/

Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh sits down with Rappler justice reporter @Jairo Bolledo-Rappler to talk about her personal battles, as well as her push for legal reforms and gender equality in the government.

Subscribe to Rappler's YouTube channel and watch this special episode of Rappler Talk tonight at 6 pm! You can also bookmark this page: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/interview-sc-associate-justice-maria-filomena-singh-gender-equality-legal-reforms/ @here

Hello everyone,

I apologize as I just received a message from the Trust Fund for Victims today that the executive director cannot make it due to urgent reasons. We will work on a new schedule and let you know asap.

Please do continue to send your questions.

On this rare occasion, Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh sits down with Rappler justice reporter Jairo Bolledo to talk about her personal battles, as well as her push for legal reforms and gender equality in the government.

Watch @here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mssybGJNiaI

In a March 25 order, Judge Georgina Uy Perez of the Tacloban Regional Trial Court Branch 45 denies Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Marielle Domequil's motions for reconsideration, in which they appealed their terror financing conviction and the court's denial of their bail plea.

Screenshot from Tacloban RTC Branch 45 Omnibus Order

NEW DATE TO WATCH OUT FOR IN DUTERTE ICC CASE: April 22

On this day, the appeals chamber will rule on the jurisidiction issue. If Duterte loses this again, that’s it for this aspect. Jurisdiction is their biggest argument but they have so far lost their motions. If the appeal is lost, that becomes final.

The next to watch out for would be the pre-trial chamber ruling on whether or not case goes to trial. That ruling is expected end of April. The prosecution has expressed strong confidence they can take this to trial.

Good morning!

I am at the Sandiganbayan 6th Division for the last presentation of the prosecutors in Zaldy Co’s malversation case, Tuesday, April 7. The prosecutors are expected to bring a witness from the Anti-Money Laundering Council to show Co’s money trail and alleged financial ties to contractor Sunwest.

The prosecutors have so far presented two state witnesses: former DPWH undersecretary Roberto Bernardo and former district engineer Henry Alcantara.

Please standby for updates.

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The prosecution ends their presentation on the malversation case against ex-lawmaker Zaldy Co on Tuesday, April 7, with a key testimony from the Anti-Money Laundering Council, which told the Sandiganbayan that Co received P802 million in bank deposits from Sunwest Incorporated.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/live/_G14WiPOP-A?si=3MauYHeOgDyfbjT0

No TRO for now: SC asks House to comment on VP Sara’s impeachment petition

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, April 8, asks the House of Representatives to comment on the petitions filed by Vice President Sara Duterte and her lawyer allies that challenge her new impeachment complaints. The Court did not issue a temporary restraining order that could have stopped the House impeachment proceedings.

Asking for a comment in petitions like these is part of the usual procedures done by the Court in cases.

Meanwhile, the SC also consolidates the two separate petitions filed by the Vice President and the lawyers.

CRITICAL REPORT: School Negligence at UPHSD Las Piñas.

I am reporting a case involving a Grade 8 student, Jayzen Railey Santos, who faked a suicide/death hoax and rooftop crisis. This orchestrated fraud led to the physical injury and hospitalization of a peer.

Despite receiving full digital evidence of the fraudulent accounts (Elias/Fenn), Director Arnaldo Guzman has gone silent and refused to take action. We are seeking investigative help as the school is in violation of the Anti-Bullying Act (RA 10627).

Full Evidence Dossier: https://whoisjayzenraileysantos.blogspot.com"

Suspects in latest PNP Academy hazing now under custody, face case

The three suspects behind the hazing of 22 PNP Academy Cadets are now under the custody of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group after their arrest, the PNP says on Friday, April 10. The national police, however, did not name the suspects.

They already undergone inquest proceedings, which is an expedited type of preliminary investigation, and are now facing a case for alleged violation of Republic Act (RA) No. 11053 or Anti-Hazing Act of 2018.

At least 22 4th Class cadets have reportedly sustained injuries caused by the three suspects who are 3rd Class cadets, according to the PNP.