Department of Justice (Philippines)

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Department of Justice
Kagawaran ng Katarungan
Office of the Solicitor General
  • Parole and Probation Administration
  • Presidential Commission on Good Government
  • Public Attorney's Office
    • Websitewww.doj.gov.ph

    The Department of Justice (

    Ermita, Manila
    .

    The department is led by the

    Commission on Appointments. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet. President Bongbong Marcos named Jesus Crispin Remulla as secretary of Justice on May 23, 2022.[3]

    History

    The DOJ traces its beginnings at the Revolutionary Assembly in

    Biak-na-Bato
    Cabinet, which was established in November 1897.

    Shortly after the proclamation of independence on June 12, 1898, President Aguinaldo resurrected the department as the Department of Justice via a September 26, 1898 decree.[5] The department, however, disappeared again from Aguinaldo's Cabinet upon the proclamation of the First Republic in 1899.

    After the American occupation a year later, the military government established the Office of the Attorney of the Supreme Court. On June 11, 1901, it was renamed the Office of the Attorney General and on September 1 of the same year, the office became the Department of Finance and Justice.

    In 1916, the department became a separate entity (once again the Department of Justice) by virtue of the Jones Law, and was given administrative supervision over all courts of first instance and other inferior courts.[4]

    Under the Japanese occupation, the department became the Commission of Justice, and later the Ministry of Justice upon the proclamation of the Second Philippine Republic in 1943. After the country's liberation from the Japanese forces near the end of World War II, the restored Commonwealth government re-activated the Department.

    Soon, the Supreme Court under the then 1973 Constitution took over the administrative supervision of all lower courts from the DOJ. The succeeding 1987 Constitution upheld it.

    It became the Ministry of Justice once more in 1973 during

    Martial Law, continuing in that form until 1987, when the return to a presidential form of government as mandated by the 1987 Constitution
    transformed all ministries back to departments. Today, the DOJ continues to pursue its primary mission "To Uphold the Rule of Law" with its "Justice for All" motto. The Office of the Secretary (OSEC) is composed of the National Prosecution Service, the Legal Staff, the Administrative, Financial, Technical and Planning and Management Services and the Board of Pardons and Parole. The constituent and attached agencies include the
    Bureau of Corrections (BuCOR), Parole and Probation Administration (PPA), Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and the Land Registration Authority
    (LRA).

    List of secretaries of justice

    Main article: Secretary of Justice (Philippines)
    See also: Stonehill scandal
    Sec. Jose W. Diokno

    Notable secretaries of justice

    Organizational structure

    At present, the Department is headed by the Secretary of Justice,

    with Seven Undersecretaries, namely
    • JESSE HERMOGENES T. ANDRES
    • JOSE R. CADIZ, JR.
    • BRIGIDO J. DULAY
    • DEO L. MARCO
    • GERONIMO L. SY
    • NICHOLAS FELIX L. TY
    • RAUL T. VASQUEZ
    Five Assistant Secretaries, namely
    • JOSE ARTURO R. MALVAR
    • MAJKEN ANIKA S. GRAN-ONG
    • GABRIEL LORENZO L. IGNACIO
    • JOSE DOMINIC F. CLAVANO IV
    • RANDOLPH A. PASCASIO

    Under the Office of the Secretary are the following offices and services:

    • Administrative Service
    • Board of Pardons and Parole
    • DOJ Action Center
    • Financial Service
    • Information and Communications Technology Service
    • Internal Audit Service
    • Library Service
    • Office for Competition
    • Office of Cybercrime
    • Office of the Chief State Counsel (Legal Staff)
    • Office of the Prosecutor General (National Prosecution Service)
    • Planning and Management Service
    • Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Unit[6]
    • Technical Staff

    Prosecutors are assigned to each of the regions, provinces, and cities of the Philippines.[7]

    Attached agencies

    The following agencies and offices are attached to the DOJ for policy and program coordination:

    Agency Head
    Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Asec.
    Gregorio Pio Catapang
    (OIC)
    Bureau of Immigration (BI) Norman G. Tansingco
    Land Registration Authority (LRA) Gerardo P. Sirios
    National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Medardo de Lemos
    Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR) Atty. Irene D.T. Alogoc
    Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) Marilyn G. Estaris
    Office of the Solicitor General
    (OSG)     		Menardo Guevarra
    Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) Julito M. Diray
    Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) John A. Agbayani
    Public Attorney's Office (PAO) Persida V. Rueda - Acosta


    References

    1. ^ XVII. Department of Justice A. Office of Secretary
    2. ^ "Department of Justice – Vision, Mission and Mandate". Retrieved January 11, 2013.
    3. ^ "Boying Remulla is Marcos' secretary of justice". Rappler. May 23, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
    4. ^ a b "History of the Department of Justice". Retrieved January 11, 2013.
    5. ^ "Today in Philippine History, September 26, 1898, Araneta and Buencamino were appointed to the Aguinaldo cabinet". The Kahimyang Project. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
    6. The Philippine STAR
      .
    7. ^ "Republic Act 10071". Retrieved January 11, 2013.
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