Manila court set to try multiple murder case vs Joma, Satur

The Philippine Star The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) is set to handle the multiple murder case against Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison, Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Saturnino "Satur" Ocampo and several others in connection with the alleged mass grave found in Inopacan, Southern Leyte in the 1980s. The Supreme Court (SC) ordered the transfer of the case from the Hilongos, Leyte RTC Branch 18 to Manila last April 23, citing the seriousness of the threat to the lives and safety of the witnesses, the prosecutor and the judge. The office of Manila RTC Executive Judge Reynaldo Ros received the entire record of the case – all 1,551 pages of it – last July 1. The SC authorized Ros to raffle the case off among the RTC branches. Ocampo and Sison are accused of ordering the killings in 1985 as part... [read full story]