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CASE DIGEST: AMPIL vs. OMBUDSMAN

Requirement of reasonable certainty of conviction for prosecutors

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The fourth in a series of consultation on the draft Case Build-Up Guidelines was successfully concluded last January 04, 2023 at the Justice Hall, Department of Justice (DOJ), with the participation of civil society and non-governmental organizations. Among the participants of the last Round Table Discussion (RTD) were representatives of National Networks of the Child Protection Units, University of the Philippines (UP) Department of Pathology, UP-Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Child Protection Unit, Philippine Society of Criminologist and Criminal Justice Professionals (PSCCJP), Calayan Educational Foundation, Inc. (CEFI), Coalition Against Trafficking of Women (CATW), Kalipunan ng mga Mamamayang Pilipino Laban sa Katiwalian (KASAPI), and Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC). Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla intends to introduce the game-changing mechanism on case build-up to elevate the country’s prosecution success rate by improving the current investigation s