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Department of Justice (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) will file multiple rape charges against Joel Caliliw, a leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). In a statement on Monday, the DOJ said a panel of prosecutors recommended the filing of nine counts of rape against Caliliw in a February 2 resolution. Complainant "Lady Miranda", a former CPP-NPA-NDF cadre, accused Caliliw of sexually abusing her thrice in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija in March 2018 and at least six times in April 2018 in Umingan, Pangasinan while he was their platoon's vice commanding officer. Caliliw's alibis, denial of allegations of rape, and imputing blame on "Lady Miranda" are self-serving and deserve no weight in law, the DOJ said. "Instead, the unequivocal statements of Lady Miranda and the fact that she was able to positively identify respondent Caliliw as the culprit are given more credence,& ....

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