The Sandiganbayan has ordered Senate President Pro Tempore Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada to start on April 22 presenting his evidence in the 11 graft charges filed against him in connection with his P183 million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). The order was issued after the anti-graft court...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Friday, April 4, expressed his disappointment over the Sandiganbayan’s decision to deny the demurrer to evidence he filed to dismiss the graft charges lodged against him in connection with the pork barrel scam. “I am saddened by this turn...
The Sandiganbayan has ordered the admission of the pieces of evidence presented by former Narvacan, Ilocos Sur mayor Zuriel S. Zaragoza and his father, Edgardo Zaragoza in their cases for graft and malversation of public funds. But the anti-graft court said that they still have to prove the...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of a barangay (village) official in Baguio City in four counts of malversation of public funds involving P52,000 cash prizes during the 2011 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) sportsfest in 2011. Affirmed was the conviction of councilman Romel H. Beltran who, in...
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted an engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and a private contractor who were convicted of graft and falsification of public documents by the regional trial court (RTC). Acquitted were DPWH Project Engineer Christine N. Buena and Evangeline...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the graft conviction of the former regional secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the then Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DENR-ARMM). Affirmed was the conviction of Sultan Usman T. Sarangani who was found guilty in 16 counts of...
Several former officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have been convicted by the Sandiganbayan of 41 counts of graft and 41 counts of falsification for "ghost" repairs of the department's vehicles in 2001. Found guilty were former officer-in-charge assistant director...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of a disbursing officer of Solano, Nueva Vizcaya for filing her appeal before the wrong court and, thus, exhausting the reglamentary period to challenge the guilty verdict. In a decision, the anti-graft court said it is vested with appellate...
The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the 23 criminal charges filed against City Accountant Racquel L. Bautista and City Treasurer Roberto V. Viduya of Bislig City in Surigao del Sur for violation of their right to speedy disposition of cases. Bautista and Viduya were charged with 23 counts of...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the disqualification of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) in handling the civil forfeiture case filed against businessman Ernest de Leon Escaler. Escaler is a respondent in the civil case docketed as SB-14-CVL-0002 for...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the graft conviction of a private individual who tried to evade trial by fabricating her death. Mary Ann Maslog, former agent and representative of Esteem Enterprises, was found guilty of violating Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and...
The Sandiganbayan has recalled its conviction of Limay, Bataan Mayor Nelson C. David who passed away four days before he was declared guilty of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. Last Dec. 2, the anti-graft court promulgated its decision convicting David who died four days...
