More than 40 individuals involved in flood control anomalies in Bulacan and Oriental Mindoro would likely stay in jail as early as November this year, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon disclosed on Thursday, Nov. 13. Dizon said criminal charges related to the...
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...
The lead counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte claimed that his detention in The Hague, Netherlands has taken a toll on his health as he urged the Marcos administration to let the ex-chief executive return to the Philippines. “The hearing on the confirmation of charges has been postponed,...
The victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war expressed their dismay over the order of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) to postpone the confirmation of charges hearing against the ex-chief executive initially scheduled on Sept. 23 to 26. A...
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) postponed the confirmation of charges hearing of former president Rodrigo Duterte initially set for Sept. 23 to 26. The announcement was made via a five-page document dated Sept. 8 and signed by Presiding Judge Iulia Antoanella...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has found former Bulacan First District Engineer Henry Alcantara guilty of irregularities over "ghost" flood control projects in the province. In a seven-page decision released Friday, Sept. 5, DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon ruled that Alcantara...
The confirmation of charges hearing for former president Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands will run for four days—from Sept. 23 to 26. Information found on the ICC’s website showed that the former chief...
With the confirmation of charges hearing on ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity charges scheduled for Sept. 23 at the International Criminal Court (ICC), there is much buzz about what can be expected during and after this critical pre-trial phase. Atty. Nicholas Kaufman, the...
The lead counsel in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to make a “very strong” rebuttal of the evidence to be presented by the prosecution during the Sept. 23. confirmation of charges hearing. ...
Amid ongoing efforts to digitalize education and the investigation into the Department of Education’s (DepEd) controversial laptop procurement deal, a teachers’ group has renewed its call for the government to provide all public school teachers with free, high-quality laptops—emphasizing that...
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...
