Manila, May 20 -- Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday assured his office will earnestly pursue the criminal charges against financers of local terrorism following the filing of charges against a local firm for violation of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10168, or the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012).

"We will never stop running after terrorists who continue to sow fear among our communities, you have no place in our society," Remulla said in a statement.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Task Force on Counter-Terrorism and Terrorism Financing led by Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Peter Ong has filed criminal charges before the Cebu Regional Trial Court Branch 74 against Community Empowerment Resource Netw...