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ZAMBOANGA CITY — A police special task group is pursuing leads and gathering forensic evidence in the fatal ambush of a Basilan-based judge who was gunned down while heading to the port here on Thursday, a regional police official said. Lt. Col. Shellamie Chang, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 9 (PRO 9), said the
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Trial Judges League Inc. (PTJLI) has condemned the killing of Basilan Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Joseph M. Wee Sit, calling for an immediate and impartial investigation and stronger security measures for members of the judiciary. In a statement, the group described the killing as an attack on judicial independence
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — A group of Muslim magistrates has strongly condemned the fatal ambush of a Basilan judge on Thursday, calling the attack a direct assault on judicial independence and the rule of law. In an official statement, the Philippine Muslim Judges Association (PMJA) expressed its profound sorrow over the killing of
