Manila, October 12, 2019 — 21 Sandiganbayan justices participated in a roundtable with U.S. experts organized by the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (DOJ/OPDAT), the Supreme Court of the Philippines, and the Philippine Judicial Academy. The event aimed to enhance participants’ capabilities, competencies …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 12 October, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Philippine Judicial Academy, Philippine Supreme Court, Sandiganbayan
Manila, September 6, 2019 — Ambassador Kim joined 70 prosecutors from across the country, including 44 prosecutors from Mindanao, in opening the National Convention of Counterterrorism (CT) Prosecutors in Manila. The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), partnered with …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 6 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: counterterrorism, Department of Justice, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Davao City, June 21, 2019 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines partnered with the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and the International Justice Mission (IJM) to train 60 prosecutors and investigators in combatting online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) from June 17 to 20 in Davao City. The training was implemented through the U.S. …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 21 June, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: cybercrime, IACAT, International Justice Mission (IJM), Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Philippine Supreme Court, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
General Santos City, May 30, 2019 — Prosecutors, law enforcement officials, and legal experts from the United States, Philippines, and Indonesia came together from May 22 to 23 for a workshop on effective investigations and prosecutions of terrorism cases. The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) Office of …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 30 May, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: counterterrorism, Department of Justice, Deputy Chief of Mission John Law, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Philippine Department of Justice
Manila, April 11, 2019 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines partnered with the Office of the Ombudsman to train 35 anti-graft investigators and prosecutors on cyber investigations and digital evidence from March 27 to 28. The training was implemented through the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 11 April, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: John C. Law, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Office of the Ombudsman, U.S. Department of Justice
Seated, from left to right: Supreme Court Associate Justices Rosemari Carandang, Andres Reyes Jr., Estela Perlas-Bernabe, Antonio Carpio, Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin, Associate Justices Mariano Del Castillo, Marvic Leonen, Alexander Gesmundo, and Amy Lazaro-Javier. Standing, from left to right: Court Administrator Midas Marquez, U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 3 April, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: cybercrime, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Philippine Supreme Court, U.S. Department of Justice
Manila, March 8, 2019 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT), partnered with the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) to train 24 Metro Manila judges on financial crimes and money laundering from February 26 to 27 in Makati City. U.S. District …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 8 March, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Philippine Judicial Academy
Angeles City, December 14, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), partnered with the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and the Philippine Society of Criminologists and Criminal Justice Professionals (PSCCJP) to train 21 NAIA and Clark-based airport investigators and 20 …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 14 December, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: cybercrime, IACAT, Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)
Cebu City, November 21, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), partnered with the Philippine Supreme Court Sub-Committee on Commercial Courts (SCC) and the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) to train 26 cybercourt judges from Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 21 November, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: cybercrime, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Philippine Judicial Academy, Philippine Supreme Court
Manila, October 15, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), partnered with the Philippine Interagency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and International Justice Mission (IJM) to train more than 70 Philippine cybercrime investigators, prosecutors, and advocates on combatting online sexual exploitation …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 October, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ambassador, Department of Justice, IACAT, International Justice Mission (IJM), Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, September 25, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), trained 35 metro Manila cybercourt judges from September 20 to 21. OPDAT, together with the Philippine Supreme Court and the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), developed the training to help …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 25 September, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: cybercrime, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Philippine Supreme Court
Zamboanga City, August 31, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), held a training on counterterrorism for 57 prosecutors and investigators from around Mindanao on August 28-30 in Zamboanga City. U.S. DOJ National Security Division Prosecutor Lolita …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 31 August, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: counterterrorism, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Philippine Judicial Academy
Cebu City, August 9, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), and the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) trained 28 Regional Trial Court judges on money laundering and financial crimes from August 7-8 in Cebu City. OPDAT and …
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 9 August, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Philippine Judicial Academy
