Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano on Monday, June 1, said accountability and politics should never be mixed, following Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada’s claim that he was repeatedly offered a dismissal of the cases against him in exchange for leaving the Senate majority. In a...
The Sandiganbayan has scheduled the arraignment and pre-trial of Senator Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, in a graft case involving ₱573 million over alleged irregularities in flood control projects. The case, docketed as Criminal...
Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Ejercito Estrada will be committed to the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas, where former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. is currently detained, after the Sandiganbayan ordered his arrest in connection with a plunder case, the anti-graft court’s Fifth Division...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, June 1 finally surrendered to authorities as he vowed not to yield to any threats seeking to undermine the leadership of newly-installed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. Speaking to the media before surrendering to officials of the Philippine...
Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Ejercito Estrada on Monday, June 1, asked the Sandiganbayan to dismiss the graft and plunder charges filed against him by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) in connection with alleged illegal budget insertions and kickbacks tied to Department of Public Works and...
The Sandiganbayan has ordered the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada, as well as former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan. in connection with alleged irregularities involving flood control projects. The anti-graft court’s Second Division issued the warrants of...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Thursday, May 28, filed plunder and graft charges before the Sandiganbayan against Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Ejercito Estrada and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Manuel Bonoan over alleged illegal budget insertions and more...
Surigao del Sur 1st district Rep. Romeo Momo refuses to let the "politically-motivated" allegations of corruption hound him and his work. "I will not allow these attacks to distract me from my duty. I will continue to serve with integrity, focus, and determination," a rather defiant Momo said in a...
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...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has tightened the noose on its own ranks as the agency confirmed it will continue filing cases against officials and personnel linked to anomalous flood control projects across the country. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon stated that the cases will be...
Pork barrel fund scam whistleblower Atty. Levi Baligod alleged that International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators were "wined and dined" by individuals publicly known to be opponents of those they were investigating. He made the claim while presenting 18 former Marines who reportedly worked for...
CEBU CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman junked the graft charges filed against former Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, who was quick to lash back at her accuser. The anti-graft court found no probable cause to charge Garcia and contractor Anthony James Limchesing with graft over a desilting project....
