NEWS
Secretary Leila M. De Lima has issued a Department Circular reminding DOJ officials and other concerned employees of the proper use of commemorative plates. This is in line with the DOJ's continuing efforts to promote good governance, and the notion that public service is a public trust and not a source of private gains.
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continue readingThe Quezon City Regional Trial Court rendered a verdict of life sentence recently to two (2) men found guilty of kidnapping for ransom a Filipino-Chinese architect-businessman....
continue readingJustice Secretary Leila de Lima on Monday vowed to pursue the human trafficking syndicate which allegedly victimized a Filipina worker who labored in Hong Kong without pay for more than two years. The alleged victim “Jona” (not her real name) arrived in Manila last Monday night after a harrowing experience in Hong Kong. De Lima and other Department of Justice officials were on hand to welcome her.
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HISTORY OF DOJ
The Department of Justice traces its beginnings at the Revolutionary Assembly in Naic, Cavite on April 17, 1897. The establishment of a regime of law was tasked to Don Severino delas Alas who headed the Department of Grace and Justice. Shortly after the proclamation of Independence in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898, President Emilio Aguinaldo issued a decree on September 26, 1898 reorganizing the Department.
A year later, the American military force established the Office of the Attorney of...
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