A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer on Tuesday, May 19, testified before the Third Division of the Sandiganbayan that the insertion of projects through “errata” or proposed amendments had allegedly happened several times in the past. Engineer Gerald Longoria, of the DPWH...
A pickup truck was used to transport 10 grocery boxes allegedly containing P299 million to the office of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez, a witness told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, May 5. The claim was made by Monica Louis...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, clashed with Department of Justice (DOJ) officials over what he called an “imagined requirement” of restitution in the processing of applicants under the Witness Protection Program (WPP), particularly in reference to the case of the contractors...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Wednesday, Sept. 24, clarified his earlier statement that the government must sometimes “bend the law to please the people,” stressing that he never meant to encourage violating the law. In a chance interview, Tulfo explained that this remark referred to exercising...
Malacañang agreed that the Discaya contractor couple should first return their alleged ill-gotten wealth as proof of good faith before being admitted to the Witness Protection Program (WPP). Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this following the debate that ensued in a Senate hearing...
Malacañang urged former Senate witness Michael Murillo to back up his explosive allegations by filing a formal case to prove that he was indeed manipulated to testify against key figures of the Duterte camp. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after Vice President Sara Duterte...
Could dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo become a state witness against illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs)? That question was posed to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday, Sept. 7, as Guo returns to the Philippines after fleeing from her multiple charges and is...
A Department of Justice (DOJ) official on Wednesday, August 28 admitted there is a possibility that Shiela Guo, dismissed Bamban, Tarlac City Mayor Alice Guo’s sister, can become a state witness in the government’s investigation into the illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, July 4, rejected insinuations that suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo can stand as a state witness and testify about the personalities behind the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). “She cannot because she is not least guilty,”...
A proposed measure that would provide additional benefits, such as free medical check-up and allowances, to people under the government’s Witness Protection Program (WPP) has been filed at the House of Representatives. Witness Protection Program (Image from Department of Justice) The House...
A member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) allegedly involved in the 2001 Lamitan siege and in the 2002 kidnapping of members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses was arrested on Tuesday, May 10, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2. Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Southern Police District...
An automatic leave of absence may be availed by a government worker who will be called as a witness for the prosecution in an administrative or criminal case, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Tuesday, Jan. 11. (CSC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Under Resolution No. 2000897, published on...
