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Suspect in 2012 killing of Dutch aid worker freed
THE Supreme Court has acquitted a man previously convicted of killing Dutch aid worker Wilhelmus Johannes Joseph Geertman in 2012, citing inconsistent and unreliable testimonies from prosecution witnesses. In a ruling dated May 7, 2025, the Court's Third Division reversed the conviction of Marvin Nuguid and ordered his immediate release. Geertman, then-executive director of the nongovernment organization Alay Bayan, Inc., was gunned down inside his office in San Fernando, Pampanga, by two assailants who fled on a motorcycle. Nuguid was later convicted by a Pampanga court for his alleged role in the killing, a decision later affirmed by the Court of Appeals. Nuguid denied involvement, insisting he was with his common-law wife at their junk shop when the shooting happened. He also challenged the credibility of the prosecution witnesses, whose testimonies the Supreme Court found to contain “several glaring inconsistencies.” Associate Justice Japar Dimaampao, who penned the decision, said the contradictions went beyond minor lapses, undermining the witnesses' ability to identify the shooter. “It is highly doubtful that the prosecution was able to pinpoint Nuguid as the assailant,” the Court ruled. The justices also noted that the testimonies were the prosecution’s sole evidence and that no legitimate or compelling proof linked Nuguid to the crime. Given the weakness of the prosecution's case, the Court said Nuguid's denial and alibi carried greater weight. Geertman's death drew widespread condemnation in 2012, with human rights and civic groups calling for justice. Some human rights defenders suspected his killing was politically motivated due to his environmental activism.
The Manila Times 
Tuldok, August 30, 2025
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1.2K pass Electrical Engineers exam
THE Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Thursday that 1,240 out of 3,186 examinees (38.92 percent) passed the Registered Electrical Engineers Licensure Examinations this month. Results were released three working days after the last day of the examinations. The top 10 passers of the exams are: Jolly Babe Mallari Siago, Cebu Institute of Technology-University (93.45 percent); Joshua Enrick Bravo Salvador, Mapua University (92.60 percent); Kennan Avram Sangalang Cayanan, Holy Angel University (92.55 percent); Andrew Adlawon, Cebu Institute of Technology-University (91.85 percent); Gil Francis Flanco Maglinte, Cebu Institute of Technology-University (91.70 percent); Keenen Josh Ricci Guillen Besande, Surigao del Norte State University-Main (91.55 percent); Mark Julius Bonifacio Salva, Camarines Norte State College-Daet (91.20 percent); Stephen Sabandal Deloso, University of Cebu (90.70 percent); Don Jose Fernando del Rosario, University of the Philippines-Los Baños (89.85 percent); and John Laurence Pangilinan Elambayo, University of the Philippines-Diliman (89.80 percent) The Registered Electrical Engineers Licensure Exams were held on Aug. 18 and 19 in testing centers at the National Capital Region, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.
Crazy Jhenny, August 30, 2025
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3 Ombudsman applicants back lifestyle checks
MANILA, Philippines — Three applicants for Ombudsman on the second day of public interviews by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) were supportive of conducting lifestyle checks on government officials, recognizing it as a basic power of the position. The applicants shared their sentiments amid a recent order by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to conduct a lifestyle check on government officials, beginning with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), as his administration investigates the alleged anomalies in flood-control projects nationwide. READ: Transparency urged in choosing Ombudsman One applicant, former Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares […]... Keep on reading: 3 Ombudsman applicants back lifestyle checks
