
Court defers PDAF arraignment
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has reset the arraignment of former National Livelihood Development Corporation (NLDC) officials accused of involvement in the…
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The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has reset the arraignment of former National Livelihood Development Corporation (NLDC) officials accused of involvement in the…
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Whistleblower Benhur Luy testified Monday that Janet Lim Napoles held final authority over payments made to lawmakers in the Priority Development Assistance…
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Priority Development Assistance Fund scandal primary whistleblower Benhur Luy revealed that Janet Napoles had the last word in the payments made to lawmakers…
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Focusing solely on personalities risks missing the larger institutional issue. The Philippines has lived through corruption scandals that shook public…
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A decade after the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam detonated in the national consciousness, a troubling question resurfaces like an old ghost…
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Whistleblower Benhur K. Luy on Monday told the Sandiganbayan that some documents related to transactions in the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam had…
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Arias was not in the courtroom at the time, prompting the anti-graft court to rule in favor of Amata and Figura.
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As a senior DPWH official, Cabral was allegedly central to the handling of budget allocations under the allocables scheme.
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The former SC associate justice said the Senate’s actions, along with other institutions invoking privilege, have entrenched impunity.
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A Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) data shows that Sarangani Representative Steve Solon obtained the largest share, averaging 2.76 billion…
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An economist gave Nosy Tarsee an inside view of elected officials’ overflowing greed, particularly in obtaining pork barrel funds which has not changed despite…
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Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon announced Sunday he will appeal his conviction for graft to the Supreme Court, citing the dissenting opinions of two…
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Business organizations expressed displeasure over former Ombudsman Samuel Martires’ secret order that, in effect, acquitted Senator Joel Villanueva of Priority…
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In an MR, you need a copy of the reversal order because you would not know the arguments that were made.
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The PDAF anomaly may have been the most sensational and disgusting at the time, evoking a strong sense of revulsion among the people, until the present raging…
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If you were an elected official accused of corruption and you were cleared by the Ombudsman, wouldn’t you shout it from the rooftops?
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After a long wait, the Sandiganbayan cleared Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on 15 counts of graft on Friday,…
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Carpio-Morales ruled in 2016 that Villanueva and nine others were guilty of administrative offenses — grave misconduct, serious dishonesty, and conduct…
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