Senator Rodante Marcoleta, on Monday, May 25, denounced what he described as a politically motivated complaint filed against him before the Office of the Ombudsman, adding that the case was intended to intimidate independent voices in the Senate. In a privilege speech, Marcoleta said the complaint...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto reiterated that he has no criminal liability in the transfer of P60 billion in PhilHealth reserve funds to the National Treasury, describing the plunder charges filed against him as a ‘nuisance and harassment case.’" "This is nothing but a nuisance and a...
Physician and public health advocate Tony Leachon on Monday, May 25, filed plunder and technical malversation charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and several Cabinet officials over the alleged diversion of P60 billion in PhilHealth reserve funds and...
Surigao del Sur 1st district Rep. Romeo Momo refuses to let the "politically-motivated" allegations of corruption hound him and his work. "I will not allow these attacks to distract me from my duty. I will continue to serve with integrity, focus, and determination," a rather defiant Momo said in a...
Ombudsman says Romualdez, Escudero used 'sophisticated methods to commit plunder ' in flood control scam By Czarina Nicole Ong Ki The Office of the Ombudsman said on Tuesday, April 7, that former House speaker Martin Romualdez and former Senate president Chiz Escudero “used...
Former Senate president Francis “Chiz” Escudero and former House speaker Martin Romualdez will be charged with plunder before the Sandiganbayan for their alleged involvement in the multi-billion-peso flood control “anomalies.” Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said during a press briefing on...
Vice President Sara Duterte urged on Filipinos to be discerning amid what she calls are attempts to cover up the rampant corruption in government. “Hinihikayat ko ang ating mga kababayan na maging mapanuri at huwag basta magpapadala sa mga paninira (I urge my countrymen to be vigilant and don’t...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized the filing of a plunder case against former Narvacan, Ilocos Sur Mayor Luis “Chavit” Singson, calling it politically motivated and an assault on free speech. In a statement released to the media on Monday, Oct. 20, Rep....
From left to right: Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop, Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitricks” Luistro, and Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (PPAB) Plunder, malversation, falsification, bribery. ...
1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) It's possible that the alleged irregularities in the handling of confidential funds from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd)...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability may consider recommending a plunder case against Vice President Sara Duterte...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile (center) arriving at the Sandiganbayan on Friday, Oct. 4 (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro slammed the “persistent inequality” in the...
