The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has affirmed the ruling of its First Division to dismiss the petition for disqualification filed against Senator-elect Erwin Tulfo, his brother Ben Tulfo, as well as three of their relatives. The Commission en banc denied the Motion for Reconsideration...
Four months after an alleged rape incident involving a Philippine Air Force (PAF) major general, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has yet to convene a general court martial (GCM) to determine the guilt of the ranking official, but a military spokesperson explained that it was because due...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced that the proclamation of at least 19 candidates, including Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro, will be suspended if they win in the 2025 midterm elections, due to pending disqualification cases against them. Comelec has said that while the votes...
CEBU CITY – Former Tagbilaran City, Bohol Mayor John Geesnell “Baba” Yap II faces a disqualification complaint after he was allegedly caught on video promising cash incentives to voters. In a joint affidavit filed by five residents and registered voters of Barangay Bil-Isan, Panglao, Bohol,...
The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the graft case filed against two members of the board of directors of Herdis Management & Investment Corporation for their reported involvement in the alleged anomalous acquisition of two corporations by the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos. In...
A motu proprio petition for disqualification was filed on Monday, April 28, against Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia. Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia. (Screenshot from Peter "Sr. Pedro" Unabia Facebook page) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman shared the first of page of the...
CEBU CITY – The representative of the second district of Bohol has filed a string of charges for what she deemed as below-the-belt tirades launched against her by three individuals. BOHOL Rep. Maria Vanessa Aumentado (middle, standing) files a complaint-affidavit against a gubernatorial candidate...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) anti-discriminatory panel filed a motu proprio petition for disqualification against Pasig City congressional candidate Christian "Ian" Sia on Wednesday, April 16. Pasig City congressional candidate Christian "Ian" Sia ((Photo from Christian "Ian" Sia Facebook...
The Sandiganbayan has allowed former Bureau of Customs (BOC) commissioner Nicanor E. Faeldon to present a substitute witness to testify in his behalf during the trial of the graft charges filed against him. Instead of himself, Faeldon offered the presentation of the testimony of his former chief of...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion filed by former Quezon City mayor Herbert “Bistek” Constantine M. Bautista to reconsider his graft conviction that sentenced him to six to 10 years in jail with perpetual disqualification to hold public office. In a resolution issued last...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the graft conviction of the former regional secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the then Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DENR-ARMM). Affirmed was the conviction of Sultan Usman T. Sarangani who was found guilty in 16 counts of...
Several former officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have been convicted by the Sandiganbayan of 41 counts of graft and 41 counts of falsification for "ghost" repairs of the department's vehicles in 2001. Found guilty were former officer-in-charge assistant director...
