The Philippines is no longer shortlisted among countries whose labor cases are being investigated by the International Labor Organization (ILO), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Tuesday.
Twenty-nine cases of extrajudicial killings and torture have been stricken from the list by the Department of Justice (DOJ) due to lack of witnesses, Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday.
Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra (2) The inter-agency committee (IAC) on extra-judicial killings (EJKs) has delisted 29 cases from its investigations due to lack of witnesses and interest on the part of the complainants to pursue the charges. Most of the delisted cases were in Regions IV a
Department of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra (File photo) MANILA - The government is crafting an improved work process to review nearly 2,000 alleged violations of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL), mostly committed by organized armed groups. Department of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra told reporters via text message that the Inter-Agency Committee on Extra-Legal Killings, Enforced Disappearances, Torture and Other Grave Violations of the Right to Life, Liberty and Security of Persons (IAC) under Administrative Order No. 35 met on May 12 "to streamline workflow of cases". He said they will come up with a "procedure for determining whether a case falls under the ambit of AO 35 or constitutes an ordinary crime". "The working group will focus on IHL cases where the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has provided records of the incidents," Guevarra said. "They will determine how to proceed with the case buildup, particularly getting the
The All Manipur MGNREGA Implementing Agency Committee warned to launch a blockade in the two national highways (Imphal-Dimapur and Imphal-Jiribam) of Manipur from April 28 midnight, if the pending funds are no released by April 27.