The camp of Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. believes that practically zero evidence has been produced so far against the former senator in connection with anomalous flood control projects in Pandi, Bulacan after a week 's worth of bail hearings at the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court. Since the...
In some graft cases before the Sandiganbayan, is it easier for an accused to seek a plea bargaining and plead guilty to a lesser offense, pay the fine if found guilty, and settle the cost of the civil liability instead of undergoing rigorous trial? While plea bargaining is not a constitutional...
Private contractor turned state witness Sally Santos, owner of SYMS Construction Trading, told the Sandiganbayan that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) used her company 's license to obtain 42 government flood control projects worth P1.8 billion. Santos said that from the P1.8...
The camp of Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. has never been more confident that it can prove the former senator 's innocence from alleged involvement in anomalous flood control projects. This, after Revilla’s counsel, lawyer Reody Balisi, observed that the prosecution failed to show any connection...
Former Ako Bicol partly-list representative Zaldy Co remains the beneficial owner of Sunwest, Inc. with around P802 million recorded transactions for years since 2019, the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, April 7. In his testimony, AMLC’s lawyer Jan Mark...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the denial of the bail petitions filed by the nine co-accused of resigned congressman Elizaldy Co in the non-bailable malversation of public funds case that was filed in the “anomalous” P289.5 million flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. Denied by...
The Sandiganbayan has convicted a senior official of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) of graft for approving the wrong valuation of a foreclosed property in Cabuyao, Laguna in 2013. Sentenced to a jail term ranging from six to 10 years with perpetual disqualification to hold public...
A former official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bulacan testified before the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, March 24, and narrated the connection of resigned congressman Zaldy Co with construction firm Sunwest, Inc. Sunwest was the contractor of the “anomalous” P289...
Government evidence against officials behind the P289-million Oriental Mindoro road dike is “rock solid,” Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon said on Tuesday, Jan. 20, as inspections found the project substandard and at risk of collapse. Dizon made the remarks...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez and Engineer Jaypee Mendoza were taken into custody by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday night. The arrests followed the issuance of warrants of arrest and hold departure...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon will testify against f ormer Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co before the Sandiganbayan in connection with the alleged anomalous P289-million flood control projects in Oriental Mindoro. Dizon said the trial of...
Amid persistent criticism that the Office of the Ombudsman’s probe was all talk, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Saturday, Nov. 22, that the arrest orders for resigned congressman Zaldy Co and 17 others were proof that those doubts were misplaced. Lacson had this...
