The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of a barangay (village) official in Baguio City in four counts of malversation of public funds involving P52,000 cash prizes during the 2011 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) sportsfest in 2011. Affirmed was the conviction of councilman Romel H. Beltran who, in...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of a disbursing officer of Solano, Nueva Vizcaya for filing her appeal before the wrong court and, thus, exhausting the reglamentary period to challenge the guilty verdict. In a decision, the anti-graft court said it is vested with appellate...
Administrative and criminal charges have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro, his wife Marikina 1st District Rep. Marjorie Ann "Maan" A. Teodoro, and four others for alleged irregularities in the procurement of office and school...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the appeal of a Virac, Catanduanes public school principal who was convicted by a lower court of misappropriating P5,000 in 2012. Denied was the appeal filed by school principal Anchelita Panti Sicio who was found guilty by the regional trial court (RTC) of...
LUCBAN, Quezon – Police are tracking down the treasurer of Barangay 1 here who allegedly used barangay funds to pay for her online gambling debts. DOWNTOWN Lucban, Quezon. (Wikipedia) Officer-on-case Police Master Sgt. Jomar Villaflor identified the suspect as Jessa Rosales. Chairman...
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Speaker's office, Facebook) Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville Luistro says there's a prima facie case of malversation against Vice President...
By CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI Criminal complaints for graft and malversation of public funds were filed against Caloocan City 1st District Rep. Oscar "Oca" M. Malapitan, five former officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and a private individual before the Office of...
By CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI The Sandiganbayan has allowed government prosecutors to present additional evidence in the graft and technical malversation case filed against former health secretary now Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Loreto Garin and four others in the purchase of P3.5 billion worth of...
Former Cagayan De Oro City congressman Constantino G. Jaraula and four others have been convicted by the Sandiganbayan of graft charges in the accreditation of a non-government organization and the release to it of P3 million in 2003 to 2004 for the purchase of fertilizers. Aside...
The Sandiganbayan has convicted several former public officials and private individuals involved in the misuse of the P65 million priority development assistance fund (PDAF) of then Misamis Occidental congresswoman Marina P. Clarete. In its 195-page decision, the anti-graft court summarized its...
Former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) governor Nur P. Misuari has asked the Sandiganbayan to reconsider his conviction in two graft cases involving P77 million worth of irregularly procured education materials in 2000 and 2001. In his motion, Misuari said his conviction is "unfair...
The Sandiganbayan has convicted former chancellor Taha Guro Sarip of the Mindanao State University Buug Campus (MSU-Buug) of graft and malversation of public funds for using P94,957.15 in school funds for the repairs of his personal vehicle in 2011 and 2012. Sarip was sentenced to a prison term...
