The Gordian knot of the power sector’s regulatory affairs will be eased as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is already scheduled to resume its formal Commission meeting this Monday (September 30), which will be the first under the supervision of Officer-in-Charge Chairperson and CEO Jesse...
The Sandiganbayan has convicted former Bataan Shipyard and Engineering Corp., Inc. (Baseco) board member Agustiniana C. Avelino of 13 graft charges for the withdrawal of P102 million from 2008 to 2010 without proper justification. Avelino has been sentenced to six to eight years imprisonment for...
The Sandiganbayan has convicted former Aurora governor Gerardo "Jerry" A. Noveras and seven others of their graft charge involving the irregular repair of a bridge and road in 2014. Noveras, together with Provincial Administrator Simeon A. De Castro, Provincial General Services Officer...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of five cement trading companies against the safeguard duties imposed by the government in 2019 on cement importations. In 2018, the Department of Trade (DTI) conducted a probe on the increased importations of cement. The investigation...
Criminal and administrative complaints have been filed against Pasig City Mayor Victor Ma. Regis "Vico" N. Sotto and two others before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) for allegedly giving a 100 percent tax discount to Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. Complainant Ethelmart Austria Cruz asked the OMB...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied for lack of jurisdiction the petition filed by Li-son Transport Service, Inc. which sought the cancellation of the P5.5 million deficiency tax assessments issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for taxable year 2018. Li-son Transport received a...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) cited the "significant decrease" in illegal drugs-related human rights violations since the start of the administration of President Marcos. However, the CHR human rights violations such as those involving extrajudicial killings, disappearances, and...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the P6.55 million tax refund claimed by SL Harbor Bulk Terminal Corporation from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). The company filed an administrative claim for tax credit before the BIR on Sept. 18, 2020 on excise taxes paid on the importation of...
With no evidence presented by the prosecution, the Sandiganbayan has dismissed the graft case filed against former Bacoor City mayor Jessie B. Castillo and two other persons. The charge arose from the operation of a dumpsite in Villa Esperanza village in Molino in 1998 allegedly without Environment...
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...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has declared "final, executory, and demandable" the P717.7 million deficiency taxes of UP North Property Holdings, Inc. for 2009 assessed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in 2018. In a decision issued by its second division last June 25, the CTA ruled that "the...
A "victory for justice" was the Commission on Human Rights' (CHR) reaction to the acquittal of its former chairperson and senator Leila M. de Lima in the third and last illegal drugs case filed against her during the past administration. In a decision, the Muntinlupa City regional trial court (RTC)...
