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Sotto bares 'tanim-kaso' scheme in prisons bureau

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 01:10 PM

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto on Friday bared a supposed "tanim-kaso" scheme where inmates due for release are asked to cough up money to junk fabricated charges. Read more »

BuCor insider to bare 'prison release for sale' at Senate probe: Gordon

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Posted at Sep 05 04:23 PM

MANILA - A Bureau of Corrections insider is set to appear at a Senate inquiry and is expected to bare the alleged sale of early release for prisoners based on good conduct credits, Sen. Richard Gordon said Thursday. Read more »

PNP: Cops 'can use force' if convicts released early resist arrest

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Updated as of Sep 05 03:48 PM

MANILA - Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Oscar Albayalde on Thursday said police officers "can use force" if they encounter resistance from convicts ordered rearrested after their early release on account of supposed good conduct.  Read more »

'Sila ang pumalpak': De Lima says Duterte admin, not Aquino's, at fault for GCTA mess

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Posted at Sep 05 12:22 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's administration is to blame for the early release of heinous crime convicts under the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law, Sen. Leila De Lima said Thursday, rejecting accusations that the administration of former President Benigno Aquino was at fault. Read more »

DOJ 'fast-tracking' recommendation for Faeldon replacement

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Updated as of Sep 05 09:42 AM

The Department of Justice said Thursday it was "fast-tracking" a recommendation for the replacement of Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon, who was fired from his post following questions on the legality of the early release of hundreds of heinous crime convicts.  Read more »

DOJ probes prisons bureau execs over inmates' release on 'good conduct'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 10:45 AM

The Department of Justice is investigating whether or not officials of the Bureau of Corrections can be held administratively liable over the release of prisoners for good conduct, which came under fire following reports that it might benefit convicted rapist and murderer Antonio Sanchez. Read more »

Sanchez partner may face perjury rap over release tale: senator

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 11:11 AM

The common-law wife of convicted rapist and murderer Antonio Sanchez may be charged with perjury if she lied under oath about a text message on his looming arrest that she supposedly released, Sen. Franklin Drilon said Wednesday.    Read more »

Referrals unnecessary for 'good conduct' release of convicts: ex-DOJ exec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 08:14 AM

Referral letters are unnecessary in granting early release for convicts for good conduct credits, a former justice undersecretary said Wednesday, after Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo confirmed that he penned such a document for his former client, convicted rapist and murderer Antonio Sanchez.    Read more »

Solon wants criminal raps vs BuCor execs who freed heinous crimes convicts

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 01:36 PM

Criminal and administrative complaints should be filed against officials of the Bureau of Corrections over the “erroneous” release heinous crimes convicts based on a 2013 law that expanded good conduct credits, a party-list representative said Tuesday. Read more »

Rearrest of Chiong sisters' killers can be Supreme Court 'test case' - Drilon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 11:51 AM

Sen. Frank Drilon on Tuesday urged the executive department to rearrest 3 men convicted in the rape-slay of Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong, which could lead to a potential "test case" before the Supreme Court. Read more »

PNP to monitor convicts freed for good conduct, seeks list

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Updated as of Sep 03 09:41 AM

The Philippine National Police said Tuesday that it would seek a list of convicts who were granted early release from prison based on a 2013 law that expanded good conduct credits.    Read more »

Suspek sa pagpatay ng huwes sa Zamboanga del Norte, timbog

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Updated as of Sep 03 02:19 AM

DAVAO CITY—Nahuli na ng mga awtoridad ang itinuturong pumatay sa isang huwes sa Zamboanga del Norte. Read more »

Should freed convicts return to prison? DOJ chief wants Supreme Court say

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 05:57 PM

The Supreme Court should decide on whether or not heinous crime convicts should be returned to prison over questions on the legality of their release due to good conduct credits, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday.  Read more »

PNP ready to rearrest heinous crime convicts freed for good conduct

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Updated as of Sep 02 01:37 PM

The Philippine National Police said Monday it was ready to implement a warrantless arrest for 1,914 heinous crime convicts if the justice department nullifies their early prison release based on a 2013 law that expanded good conduct credits.    Read more »

'Like a thief in the night': Gordon blasts release of convicted rapists, murderers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 11:49 AM

Sen. Richard Gordon lambasted Monday the release of 1,914 convicted criminals under a law that expanded good conduct credits, which is under legislative inquiry following reports that it might set free Antonio Sanchez, a former mayor found guilty of rape and murder.  Read more »

Punong barangay patay sa pamamaril sa contest

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Posted at Aug 31 08:38 PM

Patay ang isang punong barangay matapos pagbabarilin sa isang contest sa bayan ng Sapang Dalaga sa Misamis Occidental nitong Sabado. Read more »

Binatilyo patay sa pananaksak sa Bukidnon

Rod Bolivar, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 06:12 PM

IMPASUGONG,BUKIDNON - Nakitang patay ang 16-anyos na lalaki sa gitna ng isang daan sa Barangay Kalabugao sa bayan nitong Biyernes. Read more »

Ex-mayor tagged mastermind in lawmaker's slay granted bail, family cries foul

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Updated as of Aug 31 08:53 PM

MANILA - Family and colleagues of slain Ako Bicol party-list representative Rodel Batocabe on Saturday hit a Legazpi court’s reported bail grant on an ex-mayor tagged as mastermind behind the lawmaker’s killing.   Read more »

China executes ride-hailing driver who killed passenger

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 05:20 AM

BEIJING, China—China on Friday executed a man convicted of raping and killing a female passenger last year while he was working as a driver for ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing, China's omnipresent answer to Uber. Read more »

German nurse under investigation for murdering patients

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 04:46 AM

BERLIN, Germany—German prosecutors are investigating a male nurse suspected of murdering numerous patients in a case reminiscent of one of the country's worst serial killers, it emerged Friday. Read more »