Ian Norman E. Dato

So happy to have spent time with the hardworking and closely knit Prosecutors of Makati City

I visited their offices and saw firsthand the city side and the riverside. Truly a great place to work in — both for the people and the place

Thanks to CP Dindo and Chief Eva for the warm welcome!

DDB

Honored to attend the 210th Regular Meeting of the Dangerous Drugs Board, my first as representative of the Department of Justice

We discussed additional ways to strengthen rehabilitation, both jail-based and community-based, and reduce recidivism. We also analyzed current bills involving medical ma*****na

DOJ supports a balanced, lawful, and humane approach to addressing the drug problem — always anchored on the rule of law

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Today I am happy to report that the Republic of the Philippines and the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana) will resume negotiations on long-stalled treaties on: 1. Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters; 2. Transfer of Sentenced Persons; and 3. Extradition

È stato un onore incontrare oggi, al DOJ, l’Ambasciatore d’Italia, H.E. Davide Giglio, e il Vice Capo Missione, Dott. Giovanni Porcu

Questo è reso possibile grazie alla visione e alla leadership di Secretary Fredderick A. Vida e al duro lavoro del Chief State Counsel Dennis Arvin L. Chan

Touchdown Iloilo

For the 35th National Convention of the Prosecutors’ League of the Philippines

April 6-10, 2026

𝗡𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀

In a first for a government department, officials from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) signed a Memorandum of Agreement today to share 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (including photos) on all DOJ personnel, including those from its attached or constituent agencies. The initiative aims to prevent them from entering, staying, or playing in casinos.

Mere entry or presence in a gambling casino may be considered as 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲, unless such presence is in the performance of official duties.

*University of the Cordilleras Legal Aid Program*

Secretary Vida, together with Mayor Benjie Magalong and Dean Renato S. Rondez, supporting the legal aid program of the University of the Cordilleras

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲

Mapping out the future site of the Cordillera Administrative Office.

Thanks to John Hay Management Corporation

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) met Monday with Supreme Court Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, chair of the Unified Legal Aid Service (ULAS), to discuss proposed tax incentives for lawyers offering pro bono services.

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