The Department of Justice (DOJ) in the Philippines is establishing a technical working group with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (Opapru) to address and prevent clan wars known as 'rido'.

The Philippine Department of Justice chief is heading to Prague to seek the return of Zaldy Co, but the mission is expected to encounter significant legal obstacles.

The Philippine Department of Justice clarified that plunder cases involving public officers can encompass gifts and private money, not solely public funds, expanding the scope of such investigations.

The Department of Justice in the Philippines is appealing to lawmakers to pass an anti-nihilistic extremism law following recent crime incidents involving children, including school shootings in Tacloban City that resulted in three deaths and 20 injuries.