The camp of former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. is still awaiting the resolution of the Sandiganbayan Third Division on his petition for bail in connection with his malversation case over the alleged “ghost” flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan. The court is expected to release its...
A pickup truck was used to transport 10 grocery boxes allegedly containing P299 million to the office of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez, a witness told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, May 5. The claim was made by Monica Louis...
The Third Division of the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, May 5, commenced trial in the malversation of public funds case against former senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. and six co-accused. Revilla’s co-accused include Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Assistant District Engineer Brice...
The Sandiganbayan has granted the motion of a former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) official and his wife to withdraw their appeal in a P5.3-million forfeiture case, effectively accepting an earlier court ruling that declared the amount as unexplained wealth. In a resolution...
The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division on Monday, April 27, issued a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against Sen. Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero and businessman Maynard Siy Ngu. The anti-graft court also directed the commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to prevent their departure...
The Sandiganbayan has started conducting a hearing for the petition by the Office of the Ombudsman to issue a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero. The hearing was held on Monday morning by the anti-graft court’s Sixth Division where the PHDO petition...
Former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez remains in the Philippines, his counsel-spokesperson confirmed on Thursday morning, April 23. This, as the Romualdez camp slammed the apparent narrative that he planned on fleeing the country amid alleged links to anomalous flood control...
The Sandiganbayan has issued a p recautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against f ormer House speaker Martin G. Romualdez, which means that he would be barred from traveling abroad. The order was issued on Wednesday, April 22, on request of the Office of the Ombudsman amid the ongoing ...
The camp of former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has firmly denied allegations of any wrongdoing, even as the Office of the Ombudsman appears to go after him. In a statement Wednesday, April 22, Romualdez 's counsel-spokesperson lawyer Ade Fajardo said, “We have not...
Ombudsman asks Sandiganbayan to issue PHDO vs Martin Romualdez By Czarina Nicole Ong Ki The Sandiganbayan was asked to issue a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) to prevent former House speaker Martin Romualdez from leaving the country pending the resolution of the plunder and money...
A liaison officer of a construction firm implicated in the flood control mess told the Sandiganbayan on Monday, April 20, that she delivered P299 million to the former official of the Bulacan Engineering District of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In her testimony during the...
From uploading video exposés against President Marcos in November 2025 to getting nabbed by authorities in the Czech Republic in April 2026, former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co 's days as a fugitive have seemingly come to an end. While we await Co 's eventual return to the...
