Three Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers charged alongside Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada and former DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan pleaded not guilty before the Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division on Thursday, June 4, in connection with plunder and graft cases...
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 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...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Tuesday, May 26, said the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) is set to file plunder and malversation charges before the Sandiganbayan against Senator Jinggoy Estrada in connection flood control issue. Remulla said the “Information” against Estrada was...
Physician and public health advocate Tony Leachon on Monday, May 25, filed plunder and technical malversation charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and several Cabinet officials over the alleged diversion of P60 billion in PhilHealth reserve funds and...
Former Caloocan City Mayor Reynaldo Malonzo on Thursday, May 21, filed corruption charges before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against Caloocan Third District Rep. Dean Asistio, a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer, and six private contractors over alleged...
Complaints involving eight alleged “ghost” farm-to-market road (FMR) pro jects in Davao Occidental worth around P94 million were filed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) before the Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday, May 21, against Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials...
A group identifying itself as “Concerned Health Workers” has filed a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Glen Matthew Baggao, accusing him of conflict of interest and procurement-related violations involving government-funded...
Vice President Sara Duterte said the Marcos administration is intimidating critics by filing sedition raps against them, similar to what they did with her and Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga. “Ginagamit nilang panakot (They are using it to intimidate),” she said on Friday, Nov. 14, when asked about...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government warned on Sunday, Feb. 13, that charges will be filed against erring political aspirants and their supporters who would be caught violating health protocols during the campaign period. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año maintained that campaign activity...
The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality has recommended the filing of criminal charges against several Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel and some personalities who were involved in the so-called “pastillas” bribery scam. Senator Risa Hontiveros,...
The returning Filipina, who skipped the Makati hotel quarantine regulations to attend a party butwas later tested positive for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), will surely face charges once she recovers from the disease, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday, Jan. 2 Año said that...
