MANILA, Philippines -- Batasan bombing suspect Hajirun Jamiri, a former mayor of Tuburan, Basilan, was charged Thursday at the Manila Regional Trial Court for illegal possession of explosives due to his "explicit admission" that he had them.
Read Full StoryMANILA, Philippines -- Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez should desist from commenting on prominent cases so as to avoid influencing prosecutors working under him, an opposition congressman said Wednesday.
Read Full StoryMANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) A Quezon City regional trial court judge has ordered the parties in the case stemming from last year’s Batasan bombing to submit their positions on the decision of Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez dropping former Basilan representative Gerry Salapuddin from the list of accused.
Read Full StoryMANILA, Philippines -- Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez has cleared former Basilan congressman Gerry Salapuddin on allegations of his involvement in the explosion at the House of Representatives last year.
Read Full StoryFormer Basilan Representative Gerry Salapuddin, who is facing an arrest for the House of Representatives explosion last November 13, is still in the country, h
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