Authorities arrested a woman after she attempted to bribe Taguig police officers with P10,000 in exchange for the release of her detained cousin. The Taguig police identified the suspect as PBG, 31, a resident of Virginia Extension, Barangay 130 in Pasay. The alleged bribery happened at about...
An investigation by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) into a former Highway Patrol Group (HPG) official accused of accepting a P7-million bribe has the full cooperation of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the...
Former Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas and his daughter, neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas, have disowned Uswag Ilonggo party-list following the alleged involvement of Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. in flood control kickbacks. Jerry was the first to issue a statement that distanced himself from Uswag...
Engineer Abelardo Calalo, the Department of Public Works and Highways Batangas first district engineer who was arrested this week for allegedly attempting to bribe Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste with P3 million to stop him from investigating anomalous projects, is temporarily free after posting...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan on Thursday, Aug. 28, declared that Batangas first district engineer Abelardo Calalo is “on his own” following his arrest for allegedly attempting to bribe a lawmaker to halt a flood control inquiry. Bonoan confirmed...
Batangas first district Rep. Leandro Leviste filed a formal complaint against a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer for alleged bribery last week at the Hall of Justice in Batangas City on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Leviste arrived at around 10:30 a.m. while Engineer Abelardo...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced it will suspend a Batangas district engineer accused of offering more than P3 million to Batangas First District Representative Leandro Leviste just to dissuade him from probing alleged irregular flood control projects in the province....
Police arrested a Department of Public Works and Highways district engineer for allegedly attempting to bribe Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste with P3 million to stop him from investigating anomalous projects. The suspect was identified as Abelardo Calalo, 51, district engineer of the DPWH-Batangas...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A criminology student and a woman were arrested for allegedly bribing policemen to release a drug suspect here on Saturday, Feb. 8. Police identified the suspects as Alkabir Jamjirul Sahi, 22, a criminology student, and Raisa Sahi Abdulla, 27. The City Drug Enforcement Unit...
DepEd Chief Accountant Rhunna Catalan (Screenshot from Facebook live) Another ranking official of the Department of Education (DepEd) has corroborated the allegation that “cash envelopes” were being handed out to certain people within the agency during...
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Andres Bautista has been charged by the United States (US) Department of Justice (DOJ) for their role in an alleged bribery and money laundering scheme to retain and obtain business related to the 2016 Philippine elections. (MB file photo) This...
The guns seized from three foreigners during a raid in Taguig City. (photo: NCRPO) Operatives of the Regional Special Operations Group of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO-RSOG) arrested a foreign national for trying to bribe them with P3 million in exchange for the release...
