CEBU CITY – Serious allegations of corruption have been hurled against the regional director of the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7). Two complainants asked the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate LTO-7 chief Glenn Galario for alleged violation of the Republic Act 3019 or the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Albay Gov. Noel Rosal has ordered an investigation into possible corruption in the province’s quarry operations following the arrest of a former municipal councilor of Tiwi, Albay in an alleged payola scheme. The suspect was apprehended on Friday afternoon in Barangay...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has ordered the dismissal of Albay Gov. Edcel Greco Alexandre "Grex" B. Lagman from the service after he was found guilty of administrative charges for his involvement in jueteng, an illegal numbers game. The OMB's decision stated: "Wherefore, Edcel Greco Alexandre...
Former Cebu City Mayor Tommy Osmeña (left), Royina Garma (Facebook) Retired Philippine National Police (PNP) Colonel Royina Garma allegedly received P4 million in monthly "payola" payments during the time that she headed the Criminal...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, Police Regional Office-6 chief, warned police chiefs in Negros Occidental that they will be relieved and sanctioned once caught receiving bribes from illegal gambling. WANKY (Glazyl Masculino) Wanky said their relief will be automatically implemented...
More bus drivers and operators lodged complaints over the alleged collection of large sums of money by a Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Southern Luzon to avoid apprehension. Through separate letters dated March 2 and Feb. 12, two transport cooperative leaders sent their complaints to the...
Victor Wood He was a fighter, a crusader to whom Filipino singers today owe a debt of gratitude. More than a string of hit songs, Victor Wood will be remembered for a crusade he fought with fellow singer Julius Obregon in the mid- 70s at the peak of his career. Together, the two singers exposed and...
