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The Philippine National Police on Friday said that it intensified the manhunt for the two gunmen behind the killing of Basilan Regional Trial Court Presiding Judge Joseph Wee Sit, who was gunned down by two unidentified men early Thursday in Zamboanga City. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. condemned the death of the regional
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 National Police (PNP) on Friday said that it intensified the manhunt for the two gunmen behind the killing of a Basilan judge. Basilan Regional Trial Court Presiding Judge Joseph Wee Sit was shot and killed by two unidentified men early Thursday in Zamboanga City. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez
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
PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — A judge in Basilan province was shot and killed in Zamboanga City on Thursday morning, drawing widespread condemnation from lawyers and provincial officials, with the Supreme Court among those mourning and demanding justice for his death. Joseph Wee Sit, presiding judge of Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 2
Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Olaso has offered a P2-million reward from his personal funds for information that would lead to the arrest of the perpetrators in the killing of Basilan judge Joseph Wee Sit.
Wee Sit, who presided over a Regional Trial Court branch, was gunned down Thursday.
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Olaso has offered a P2-million cash reward for credible information leading to the identification and arrest of the gunmen behind the deadly attack on an Isabela City judge in Barangay Tumaga, Zamboanga City early Thursday morning. Speaking at a press briefing at City Hall late
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – The Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) College of Law on Thursday condemned the deadly attack on Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Joseph Wee Sit, calling on authorities to ensure swift justice for the victim. In a statement, the Jesuit-run law school expressed deep grief over the killing of Wee
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Thursday strongly condemned the fatal ambush of a Basilan-based trial court judge, calling on law enforcement agencies to conduct a thorough investigation and immediately arrest the perpetrators. Lawyer Quirino Esguerra Jr., IBP governor for Western Mindanao, said the killing of Judge
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said that they are looking into the cases handled by Basilan Regional Trial Court (RTC) Presiding Judge Joseph Wee Sit to investigate the possible motive for his death. Sit, presiding judge of the RTC Branch 2 in Isabela City, was shot and killed by two unidentified men
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A network of lawyers in Mindanao has strongly condemned the dawn assassination of a Basilan regional trial court judge in Zamboanga City, calling the ambush a “chilling strike” against the region’s judiciary. Judge Joseph Wee Sit of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 2 in Basilan was driving through Barangay
Nag-alok ang alkalde ng Zamboanga City ng P2 milyong pabuya para madakip ang mga salarin sa pag-ambush at pagpatay kay Isabela City, Basilan Regional Trial Court Judge Joseph Wee Sit. Ang Korte Suprema at Integrated Bar of the Philippines, kinondena ang krimen.
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court is looking into the killing of Basilan Regional Trial Court Presiding Judge Joseph Wee Sit and has vowed to support his family. The high court said in a statement that it is working closely with law enforcement agencies to investigate the killing of Judge Sit of the Basilan Regional
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — A regional trial court judge based in Isabela City, Basilan, was killed in an ambush by still unidentified gunmen early Thursday morning in Zamboanga City, the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) confirmed. The victim was identified as Judge Joseph Wee Sit, presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court
Patay sa pananambang sa Zamboanga City ang isang presiding judge ng Regional Trial Court (RTC) sa Basilan kaninang umaga ng Huwebes. Mariing kinondena ni Basilan Governor Mujiv Hataman ang krimen.
Regional Trial Court Judge Joseph Wee Sit was driving his vehicle when he was attacked by motorcycle-riding men in Barangay Tumaga in Zamboanga City
A presiding judge of a Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Basilan was killed in a shooting incident in Zamboanga City early Thursday morning, according to the provincial government.
