Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has reversed the ruling of her predecessor, Alberto Agra, who dismissed criminal charges against Chinese fishermen caught poaching in Palawan waters near the Spratly Islands in May last year.
In a resolution issued Friday, de Lima ordered the Palawan Provincial Prosecutor to file charges against the fishermen for an alleged violation of the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 (Republic Act 8550) and the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act (RA 9147). [ FULL STORY ]
