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                    [Title] => Discayas not in position to dictate on witness bid, says DOJ
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The DOJ said contractor couple Sarah and Curlee Discaya cannot demand conditions in exchange for witness protection in the flood control corruption probe.

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On Wednesday, September 24, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said that the engineers of the Department of Public Works and Highways implicated in the flood control corruption, along with the Discaya couple, are considered “protected witnesses.”

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-29 07:28:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/29/bernardo-roberto-doj-chief-remulla_2025-09-29_08-28-21589_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2475359 [Title] => Ex-DPWH exec Bernardo becomes a 'protected witness' — Remulla [Summary] =>

Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Roberto Bernardo is now also a “protected witness,” Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said.

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-25 17:46:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/25/bernardo_2025-09-25_17-46-40329_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1370454 [Title] => Solon hits measly budget for Witness Protection Program [Summary] =>

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] => ) [4] => 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).

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1338106 [Title] => Witness Protection Program's removal from DOJ sought [Summary] =>

 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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It's both a bear and bull market for Hollywood. The bear is "Ted," Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane's comedy for Universal Pictures about a talking teddy bear, which opened as the No. 1 movie with $54.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-02 07:02:21 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 804250 [Title] => 'Mendiola refused round-the-clock security' - DOJ [Summary] =>

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Monday said  the slain witness in the murder case against brothers Raymond and Roger Dominguez had refused a 24-hour security detail under the agency's Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Program.

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The Senate is expected to approve the proposed measures that would allow Congress to establish its own witness protection program and set up a reward system for whistleblowers against corrupt government officials.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 452846 [Title] => Guingona urges gov't to seriously implement witness protection law [Summary] =>

CEBU, Philippines -  House Deputy Minority Leader Teofisto Guingona III is calling on government to put serious effort in protecting witnesses of media killings by putting more teeth to Republic Act 6981 or the Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
Witness Protection
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                    [Title] => Discayas not in position to dictate on witness bid, says DOJ
                    [Summary] => 

The DOJ said contractor couple Sarah and Curlee Discaya cannot demand conditions in exchange for witness protection in the flood control corruption probe.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-17 10:01:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/16/discayas-face-ici_2025-10-16_16-28-35383_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2475352 [Title] => Witness protection, explained: What it offers, what it demands, what they owe [Summary] =>

On Wednesday, September 24, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said that the engineers of the Department of Public Works and Highways implicated in the flood control corruption, along with the Discaya couple, are considered “protected witnesses.”

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-29 07:28:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/29/bernardo-roberto-doj-chief-remulla_2025-09-29_08-28-21589_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2475359 [Title] => Ex-DPWH exec Bernardo becomes a 'protected witness' — Remulla [Summary] =>

Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Roberto Bernardo is now also a “protected witness,” Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said.

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-25 17:46:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/25/bernardo_2025-09-25_17-46-40329_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1370454 [Title] => Solon hits measly budget for Witness Protection Program [Summary] =>

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] => ) [4] => 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).

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1338106 [Title] => Witness Protection Program's removal from DOJ sought [Summary] =>

 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.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-23 12:04:46 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 823639 [Title] => 'Ted' outstrips 'Mike' in big US box office weekend [Summary] =>

It's both a bear and bull market for Hollywood. The bear is "Ted," Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane's comedy for Universal Pictures about a talking teddy bear, which opened as the No. 1 movie with $54.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-02 07:02:21 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 804250 [Title] => 'Mendiola refused round-the-clock security' - DOJ [Summary] =>

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Monday said  the slain witness in the murder case against brothers Raymond and Roger Dominguez had refused a 24-hour security detail under the agency's Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Program.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-07 09:40:50 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 497954 [Title] => Approval of Congress' own witness protection program seen [Summary] =>

The Senate is expected to approve the proposed measures that would allow Congress to establish its own witness protection program and set up a reward system for whistleblowers against corrupt government officials.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 452846 [Title] => Guingona urges gov't to seriously implement witness protection law [Summary] =>

CEBU, Philippines -  House Deputy Minority Leader Teofisto Guingona III is calling on government to put serious effort in protecting witnesses of media killings by putting more teeth to Republic Act 6981 or the Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
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