MANILA, Philippines -- With both sides agreeing that pending motions should be resolved first, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC) on Friday deferred the pretrial proceedings of the case filed in connection with last year’s bomb attack at the House of Representatives.
Read Full StoryMANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) Government prosecutors on Friday asked the Quezon City regional trial court (RTC) to discharge one of those accused for last year’s Batasan bombing and allow him to turn state witness.
Read Full StoryMANILA, Philippines -- A justice of the Court of Appeals has inhibited himself from hearing the petition filed by Basilan Governor Jum Akbar, widow of slain Basilan Representative Wahab Akbar, to reinstate former congressman Gerry Salapuddin among those accused of last year’s Batasan bombing.
Read Full StoryMANILA, Philippines -- Basilan Governor Jum Akbar has asked the Court of Appeals to stop the Quezon City Regional Trial Court from dropping former Basilan congressman Gerry Salapuddin as one of those accused for last year's bomb attack at the Batasan Pambansa.
Read Full StoryMANILA, 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.
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