Santiago gloats over senators’ plunder charges at Olongapo graduation
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago could not help but gloat over the plunder cases filed against three of her colleagues, when she addressed 500 graduates of Gordon College here on Wednesday.
View ArticleCyber charges put more strain on US-China ties
The indictment of five Chinese military officials on cyber espionage charges will intensify friction between Beijing and Washington.
View ArticleCotabato City mayor, 6 charged for 2012 ambush on ex-city vice mayor
The lawyers of former city vice mayor Muslimin Sema filed on Tuesday, frustrated and attempted murder charges against Mayor Japal Guiani Jr. and six others for the 2012 ambush that led to the wounding...
View ArticleLapid found liable in fertilizer scam
The Office of the Ombudsman has approved the filing of graft charges against Sen. Lito Lapid in connection with the overpricing of 3,880 liters of liquid fertilizer bought by the provincial government...
View ArticleSandiganbayan upholds indictment of Napoles brother
The Sandiganbayan has thrown out for lack of merit the petition filed by the fugitive brother of detained businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles and another co-accused to set aside their arrest warrants in...
View ArticleDavao City police official charged with murder in court for Richard King’s slay
After months of being under restrictive custody in Camp Crame, former police regional intelligence unit chief, Supt. Leonardo Felonia was charged with murder for his alleged involvement in the murder...
View Article5 suspected Abu Sayyaf men killed by soldiers in Basilan clash
Five suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf were killed as the military launched combat operations in Sumisip, Basilan, a military spokesperson said on Monday.
View ArticleOmbudsman approves graft raps vs Pichay, Gatchalians
The Office of the Ombudsman has approved the filing of graft and malversation charges against former officials of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) and members of the influential...
View ArticleEx-DPWH director in Region 7 indicted for charging P1.8M ‘pasalubong’ as...
A jet-setting officer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Central Visayas has been indicted in the Sandiganbayan for allegedly charging P1.8 million worth of pasalubong, or gifts...
View ArticleCA junks plea for hold-departure orders on Araneta, Berenguer
The Court of Appeals has denied the petition of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. to nullify the decision of the Makati City regional trial court that junked the government’s motion for the...
View ArticleDPWH exec indicted for purchase of public land
A former chief of legal services at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has been indicted for graft over the payment of P24 million in 2001 for two expropriated properties that turned...
View ArticleMayor Lani Cayetano: ‘Confident the case will be dismissed’
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano said on Thursday she would exhaust all legal remedies after news about her impending indictment in the Sandiganbayan for her supposed padlocking of the city council session...
View ArticleCourt finds probable cause to try Corona for perjury
Former Chief Justice Renato Corona is expected to receive an unwanted gift on his birthday. The post Court finds probable cause to try Corona for perjury appeared first on Inquirer News.
View ArticlePalace: Corona indictment validates our ‘fact-based’ position
Malacañang on Friday said the Sandiganbayan’s finding of probable cause to put on trial former Chief Justice Renato Corona for perjury and false declaration in his statement of assets, liabilities,...
View ArticleSultan Kudarat mayor indicted for refusing to rehire employee
The Office of the Ombudsman has approved the indictment for graft of Mayor Diosdado Pallasigue of Isulan town, Sultan Kudarat province, in the Sandiganbayan for allegedly defying an order of the Civil...
View ArticleTop cops indicted over missing AK47 firearms
Dismissed Chief Superintendent Raul Petrasanta and 14 others face graft indictment by the Ombudsman over the 1,004 missing high-powered AK47 firearms allegedly sold to the New People’s Army (NPA). In a...
View ArticleJaworski son indicted for murder try, illegal possession of gun
The Makati City Prosecutors Office has found probable cause to indict for attempted murder a son of basketball legend and former senator Robert Jaworski who was arrested in a botched entrapment...
View ArticleBinay appeals graft indictment, says it’s meant to ruin 2016 run
Vice President Jejomar Binay appealed to the Office of the Ombudsman to reverse its graft indictment against him over the allegedly overpriced Makati carpark building. The post Binay appeals graft...
View ArticleEx-Camarines Norte gov indicted over fertilizer fund scam
Former Camarines Norte Governor Jesus Typoco was indicted for graft over his alleged involvement in the fertilizer fund scam. The post Ex-Camarines Norte gov indicted over fertilizer fund scam appeared...
View ArticleCDO mayor Moreno decries dismissal as ‘harsh, excessive, cruel’
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno said on Thursday that his dismissal from the service and his disqualification from holding public office over a tax settlement forged...
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