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...
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...
By CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI Criminal complaints for graft and malversation of public funds were filed against Caloocan City 1st District Rep. Oscar "Oca" M. Malapitan, five former officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and a private individual before the Office of...
By CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI The Sandiganbayan has allowed government prosecutors to present additional evidence in the graft and technical malversation case filed against former health secretary now Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Loreto Garin and four others in the purchase of P3.5 billion worth of...
Former Zamboanga del Norte governor Roberto Y. Uy and 10 other officials have been named in graft and administrative charges filed before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged unlawful donations of properties, equipment, and supplies of the province worth P925 million to several other...
Former Cagayan De Oro City congressman Constantino G. Jaraula and four others have been convicted by the Sandiganbayan of graft charges in the accreditation of a non-government organization and the release to it of P3 million in 2003 to 2004 for the purchase of fertilizers. Aside...
Criminal and administrative complaints have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Tuesday, July 9, against Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Administrator Sonia B. Malaluan and four other persons for alleged illegal Special Permits (SPs) issued to foreign dredgers. Also charged...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, July 5 shrugged off the plunder and graft complaint filed against him and former president Rodrigo Duterte before the Department of Justice (DOJ). While he has yet to see a copy of the verified complaint, Go said he believes Trillanes’ complaint...
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...
Former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) governor Nur P. Misuari has asked the Sandiganbayan to reconsider his conviction in two graft cases involving P77 million worth of irregularly procured education materials in 2000 and 2001. In his motion, Misuari said his conviction is "unfair...
The Sandiganbayan has convicted former chancellor Taha Guro Sarip of the Mindanao State University Buug Campus (MSU-Buug) of graft and malversation of public funds for using P94,957.15 in school funds for the repairs of his personal vehicle in 2011 and 2012. Sarip was sentenced to a prison term...
The Sandiganbayan has allowed former Quezon City mayor Herbert “Bistek” Constantine M. Bautista to present an additional witness in his graft case involving the alleged irregular procurement of the P32.1 million online occupational permitting and tracking system project in 2019....
