The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has denied Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada’s bid to fix bail in his plunder case over the alleged flood control irregularities. The July 24 ruling, penned by Associate Justice Gener M. Gito, said the court could not immediately set Estrada’s bail without...
The Sandiganbayan Third Division has ordered the arrest of Uswag Ilonggo Party-list Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. and issued a Hold Departure Order (HDO) after finding probable cause to try him for alleged graft. “After a careful review of the resolution and its supporting documents, as well as...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has charged Uswag Ilonggo Party-list Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. with 14 counts of graft before the Sandiganbayan for allegedly retaining an interest in a construction firm that secured P214 million in Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) contracts...
The Sandiganbayan has found businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles guilty beyond reasonable doubt of 10 counts each of graft and malversation over the alleged diversion of P50 million intended for farm input assistance, while acquitting former Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Undersecretary Jerry E....
The Sandiganbayan has ordered Senator Rodante Marcoleta to explain why he should not be preventively suspended from office while facing plunder charges before the anti-graft court. In a two-page order dated July 22, the Sandiganbayan Third Division directed Marcoleta, through his counsel, to...
Sen. Rodante Marcoleta pleaded not guilty to plunder and violation of Presidential Decree (PD) No. 46 before the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Wednesday, July 22. Marcoleta entered his pleas during his arraignment in the two cases filed against him before the anti-graft court. He pleaded not...
Former lawmaker Mike Defensor and businessmen Joseph Espiritu and Aristotle Viray, who are co-accused of Senator Rodante Marcoleta in a plunder case, pleaded not guilty during their arraignment before the Sandiganbayan on Wednesday, July 15. The arraignment in Criminal Case No. E-SB-CRM-26-0018...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta was ordered transferred to the New Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory on Wednesday, July 15, after the Sandiganbayan found that his medical condition no longer warranted continuous hospitalization. The Sandiganbayan Third Division issued the order after considering the...
The camp of Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada on Tuesday, July 14, opposed the prosecution’s motion to exclude former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan from the graft case pending before the Sandiganbayan Second Division. Earlier, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) sees nothing wrong with what is deemed as second opinion on the medical condition of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta who has been confined in a hospital at Camp Crame in Quezon City since his arrest on July 6 for a case of plunder. PNP spokesperson Col. Allen Rae Co...
Malacañang said Sen. Rodante Marcoleta 's health should not be compromised while he remains under court custody, stressing that his medical condition should be left to doctors while questions surrounding his continued hospitalization are matters for the Sandiganbayan. Presidential...
Sen. Rodante Marcoleta is now fit to travel after receiving medical treatment for his mild pneumonia and high blood pressure. But the Philippine National Police (PNP) would prefer doing the transport of the embattled senator to the Sandiganbayan after the completion of the seven-day rule in...
