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....
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted two former Eastern Samar officials of their graft charges for violation of their right to speedy disposition of cases. Cleared of two counts of graft charges were former provincial accountant Vener Tabuena Dulfo and project...
Former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) governor Nur P. Misuari and six other persons were convicted by the Sandiganbayan of graft in two cases involving P77 million worth of irregularly procured education materials in 2000 and 2001. However, Misuari and his six co-accused were...
Criminal charges are set to be filed in court against former Department of Budget and Management Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher A. Lao, Overall Deputy Ombudsman Warren Rex H. Liong, Procurement Management Officer Paul Jasper V. De Guzman, and six other persons for their...
Graft charges have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against Bulacan Gov. Daniel R. Fernando, Vice-Gov. Alex Castro, other provincial officials and private individuals for alleged irregularities in the contract for the Bulacan Flood Control and River Restoration Project. The...
Finally after second try, the Sandiganbayan granted the pleas of former mayor Teddy C. Tumang of Mexico town in Pampanga and his six other co-accused to dismiss the graft charges filed against them for violation of their right to speedy disposition of cases. After their motion to dismiss was...
