Businessman Aristotle Baluyot Viray, one of the co-accused of Senator Rodante Marcoleta in the plunder case over the alleged P75 million in undeclared donations, appeared before the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Tuesday, July 7, to return the warrant of arrest issued against him. Viray became...
The Office of the Ombudsman has imposed the penalty of perpetual disqualification from re-employment in the government service against former Senate sergeant-at-arms Mao Aplasca in connection with the May 13 Senate gunfire incident. The perpetual disqualification is just one of the penalties...
The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Monday, July 6, issued warrants of arrest and hold departure orders (HDOs) against Senator Rodante Marcoleta and three others after finding probable cause in the plunder case filed against them by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) During a press briefing, Third...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has dismissed Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca from the service following an administrative investigation into the shooting incident inside the Senate compound, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla announced. Remulla said he signed the dismissal order...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Friday, July 3, filed before the Sandiganbayan a plunder case, a non-bailable offense, against Senator Rodante Marcoleta over the alleged P75 million in undeclared donations he received while he was still serving as a congressman, along with three separate...
Investigators found the statements of eight former Marines to be “categorical and consistent” regarding alleged money deliveries to former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and former party-list Representative Zaldy Co, the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) said on Thursday, July 2. Assistant...
Delays in the signing of the affidavits of eight former Marines are slowing its investigation against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, t he Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Thursday, July 2. It then urged their lawyer to expedite the review so the statements can be formally included in its...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Thursday, July 2, disclosed that the conflict-of-interest complaints against two lawmakers whom the anti-graft body referred to as “congtractors” have been elevated to the preliminary investigation (PI) stage. “As a general rule kasi, pag fact-finding...
A progressive group has rejected the move of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to make former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan a state witness in flood-control cases involving high-ranking government officials, saying it is unacceptable for Bonoan to get off...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Tuesday, June 30, said it accepted former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan as a state witness because his testimony is expected to strengthen its case against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez over alleged...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday claimed the plunder case set to be filed against him was intended to keep him from participating in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a statement, Marcoleta criticized the impending case announced by Ombudsman Jesus Crispin "Boying"...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) will ask the Sandiganbayan to discharge former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan as a respondent so he can testify as a state witness in several cases involving alleged anomalies in flood-control projects, Ombudsman Jesus...
