My origin is the Philippines, the bedrock of many of my fondest childhood memories: weekend swims in a pool amidst a garden of hillocks and trees as bountiful as those in a rain forest; Grandma Antonia’s meat omelet; a house awash in light as relatives from second cousins to grand ...
MANILA, Philippines — Following the recantations of four alleged gunmen in last March’s killing of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo, the Department of Justice (DOJ) warned that all allegations of torture by state authorities to make them sign their statements must be proven. Senior Deputy ...
In 2010, the very first Day of the Endangered Lawyer (DotEL) was organized by the Foundation “The Day of the Endangered Lawyer”, founded by the Dutch lawyers Symone Gaasbeek-Wielinga and Hans Gaasbeek following their visit to The Philippines in 1990. It is now organised by the Coalition f...
It is one of a number of new powers in the Crime and Policing Bill, set to become law later this year, to address what the home secretary has called an “extremely frustrating” situation for victims of crime. “Snatch thefts” of mobile phones and bags have more than doubled in the p...