Prosec seeks ICC witness protection
International Criminal Court prosecutors have asked judges to protect 55 witnesses in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity trial through…
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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on witness recantation.
DOJ: Gracioso has not applied for witness protection
The DOJ said Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. has not applied for the Witness Protection Program as authorities continue validating his allegations involving Vice…
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Chiz keeps 5-day witness rule
Senate impeachment court presiding officer Chiz Escudero clarified that the five-day witness disclosure rule applies only to witnesses not listed in the…
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Recantation is not an eraser
A retraction can be bought or coerced as easily as testimony can, often more easily, because by then the witness is isolated, exposed, and out of money.
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Vanishing witnesses
Somewhere there is always a politician who needs a name attached to a suitcase.
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Child witness
A legal expert explains that a criminal case for child sexual abuse may still proceed even if the minor victim cannot testify in court, provided the child is…
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Bonoan as ‘state witness’ questioned: Ex-DPWH chief testifying against which bigger fish?
Questions mount over former DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan’s bid to become a state witness in the multibillion-peso flood control scandal, with legal experts…
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Sara camp defends defense witness list
A member of Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team has denied claims that their witness list for the upcoming impeachment trial merely mirrors the…
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Carandang considered key impeach witness
‘Even a law student knows that Carandang’s removal was illegal.’
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Impeached witness
He’s angling for a slot in the Witness Protection Program by testifying against VP Duterte and thus avoiding prosecution.
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When recantation warrants a new trial
It is better to liberate a guilty man than to unjustly keep in prison one whose guilt has not been proved by the required quantum of evidence.
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Anti-crime group backs rape complaint vs DoJ witness
Citizen Crime Watch backs a woman accusing a high-profile state witness of rape, urging the DOJ to ensure impartial investigation and uphold justice.
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Taking care of a state witness
Some truths come out slowly, reluctantly, sometimes only after long pauses and difficult follow-ups.
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DoJ enrolls Alcantara in witness program
Dismissed Bulacan district engineer Henry Alcantara, now under the Witness Protection Program, is cooperating with the government in the multibillion-peso…
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Alcantara et al.
Amusingly, though, the DoJ subsequently issued a press release saying the department has not received or reviewed any affidavit from Henry Alcantara retracting…
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DOJ: Alcantara has not formally recanted statements
The Department of Justice confirms it has not received any formal recantation or affidavit from former DPWH engineer Henry Alcantara regarding the flood…
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Impossible task of the Discayas
A witness who refuses to disclose information, evades questioning, or withholds key evidence destroys the very basis upon which the State extends immunity.
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