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Promise 101: Protection for witnesses through a Whistleblowers' bill and a stronger Witness Protection Program

In the State of the Nation Address of President Aquino, he urged Congress to pass the Whistleblowers Bill, and vowed to strengthen the Witness Protection Program. Status:

How the Supreme Court can help Aquino

In his State of the Nation Address, President Aquino did not define his relations with the Supreme Court. Nonetheless, he hot-buttoned several topics that will inevitably involve our judiciary, like extrajudicial killings, tax evasion, the witness protection program, wrongdoings committed in the last six years, etc.

Petters seeks new trial after Ponzi conviction

Lawyers for convicted U.S. Ponzi schemer Tom Petters on Friday asked an appeals court to send the case back for a new trial, saying they were not able to fully present arguments against some of his accusers.

Labour and Employment

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 1 (the "Dodd-Frank Act") includes important changes to corporate whistleblower protections that affect publicly traded and non-publicly traded companies.

New Trouble for Terrorist Who Aided Prosecutors

Abdel Ghani Meskini, who testified against co-conspirators in the millennium plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport, has been rearrested and could be returned to prison or deported.