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A partylist congressman on Wednesday scored the insufficient budgetary support being given to the government’s Witness Protection Program despite the many high profile cases pending at the Department of Justice.

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A lawyer believes transferring the Witness Protection Program (WPP) to the courts would “immensely weaken” the investigative powers of the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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 A House leader has filed a bill in Congress seeking to transfer the power of the Department of Justice in determining who is qualified to be placed in witness protection program (WPP) of the government to the proper court.

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Cebu sixth district Rep. Gabriel Luis Quisumbing is pushing for the establishment of a legal framework for rewards, protection and security of whistleblowers.

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Alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles may be granted immunity if only to convince her to tell all when she faces the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, according to panel vice chairman Sen. Sergio Osmeña III.

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A businessman watching the testimony of whistleblower Benhur Luy angrily commented to me, “This is not inclusive growth, this is exclusive growth for just a few!” Truly, this pork barrel scandal has taken a life of its own, with the depth and reach of the corruption so mind-boggling it makes one recoil especially with revelations that the P900 million Malampaya funds intended for the victims of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng went to bogus NGOs.

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Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara filed anew the Whistle-blower Bill seeking to provide protection and additional benefits for high-profile witnesses.

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Sixth district Rep. Gabriel “Luis” Quisumbing yesterday said that before Congress went on recess this week, it passed on third reading his bill which seeks to protect and provide protection to whistleblowers.

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Bukas ang Department of Justice (DOJ) na ilagay sa Witness Protection Program (WPP) si dating Maguindanao provincial election supervisor Lintang Bedol matapos ang naging pahayag nito na nagkaroon ng malawakang dayaan sa halalan noong 2004 at 2007 pabor sa mga kandidato ng administrasyon.

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The House committee on justice has passed the proposed Whistleblowers’ Act, which seeks to protect and compensate whistleblowers and witnesses for the risks and suffering they face for exposing irregularities.

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A partylist congressman on Wednesday scored the insufficient budgetary support being given to the government’s Witness Protection Program despite the many high profile cases pending at the Department of Justice.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-18 14:19:33 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1344902 [Title] => Bill seeking transfer of WPP opposed [Summary] =>

A lawyer believes transferring the Witness Protection Program (WPP) to the courts would “immensely weaken” the investigative powers of the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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 A House leader has filed a bill in Congress seeking to transfer the power of the Department of Justice in determining who is qualified to be placed in witness protection program (WPP) of the government to the proper court.

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Cebu sixth district Rep. Gabriel Luis Quisumbing is pushing for the establishment of a legal framework for rewards, protection and security of whistleblowers.

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Alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles may be granted immunity if only to convince her to tell all when she faces the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, according to panel vice chairman Sen. Sergio Osmeña III.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img29/816/esfm.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1211481 [Title] => ‘Not inclusive growth, only exclusive growth’ [Summary] =>

A businessman watching the testimony of whistleblower Benhur Luy angrily commented to me, “This is not inclusive growth, this is exclusive growth for just a few!” Truly, this pork barrel scandal has taken a life of its own, with the depth and reach of the corruption so mind-boggling it makes one recoil especially with revelations that the P900 million Malampaya funds intended for the victims of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng went to bogus NGOs.

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Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara filed anew the Whistle-blower Bill seeking to provide protection and additional benefits for high-profile witnesses.

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Sixth district Rep. Gabriel “Luis” Quisumbing yesterday said that before Congress went on recess this week, it passed on third reading his bill which seeks to protect and provide protection to whistleblowers.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1321282 [AuthorName] => Flor Z. Perolina [SectionName] => Freeman Metro Cebu [SectionUrl] => metro-cebu [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 706218 [Title] => Bedol pwedeng witness - DOJ [Summary] =>

Bukas ang Department of Justice (DOJ) na ilagay sa Witness Protection Program (WPP) si dating Maguindanao provincial election supervisor Lintang Bedol matapos ang naging pahayag nito na nagkaroon ng malawakang dayaan sa halalan noong 2004 at 2007 pabor sa mga kandidato ng administrasyon.

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The House committee on justice has passed the proposed Whistleblowers’ Act, which seeks to protect and compensate whistleblowers and witnesses for the risks and suffering they face for exposing irregularities.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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