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Sandiganbayan denies move to re-arrest ex-lawmaker on plunder trial over PDAF scam

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 04:27 PM

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan 5th Division has denied a plea to have former Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives Party-list Rep. Edgar Valdez re-arrested in connection with his plunder case arising from the multibillion-peso Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam. Read more »

Manila court denies bail plea of 10 accused in Atio Castillo hazing case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 11:24 PM

A Manila court has denied the bail plea of 10 Aegis Juris fraternity members accused of hazing to death University of Santo Tomas (UST) law student Horacio “Atio” Castillo III in Sept. 2017. Read more »

Supreme Court affirms CA junking of Ampatuan bail plea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 03:11 PM

The Supreme Court has denied the appeal of former former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Zaldy Ampatuan to reverse the Court of Appeals' denial of his bail petition. Read more »

Ex-mayor tagged in Batocabe slay posts P8.7-M bail

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 02:10 PM

The former mayor of Daraga town in Albay, who was tagged as mastermind in the killing of Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe, posted bail on Wednesday. Read more »

Ex-mayor tagged mastermind in lawmaker's slay granted bail, family cries foul

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 08:53 PM

MANILA - Family and colleagues of slain Ako Bicol party-list representative Rodel Batocabe on Saturday hit a Legazpi court’s reported bail grant on an ex-mayor tagged as mastermind behind the lawmaker’s killing.   Read more »

'Fight for justice begins': Ex-foreign affairs chief Yasay posts bail

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 03:31 PM

Former foreign affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. was released from police custody after posting P240,000 bail on Friday. Read more »

'Bikoy' out of jail after posting bail over libel case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 07:09 PM

Advincula posted a P10,000 bail over a cyber libel charge, a day after he voluntarily surrendered to authorities. He was named in an arrest warrant due to the cyber libel complaint filed by a businessman, Zaldy Co. Read more »

Court rejects bail petition of slain Bohol town mayor's husband

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 05:00 PM

CEBU CITY - A Cebu court denied the bail petition of former Bohol Board member Niño Rey Boniel for kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges. Read more »

Flip-flopping 'Bikoy' posts bail for estafa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 11:33 PM

Peter Joemel Advincula alias "Bikoy" on Friday posted bail for six counts of estafa before the Baguio Regional Trial Court.   Read more »

DOJ seeks inhibition of judge who allowed Jee Ick-joo slay suspect to post bail

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 06:07 PM

MANILA - State prosecutors on Thursday sought the inhibition of the Angeles City judge who allowed the prime suspect in the October 2016 kidnap-slay of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo to post bail. Read more »

Pampanga court grants bail to cop tagged as mastermind in Jee Ick Joo kidnap-slay

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 07 06:50 PM

MANILA - Citing weak evidence, a Pampanga court has granted bail to the primary suspect in the abduction and slay of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo in October 2016. Read more »

Assange jailed for 50 weeks for UK bail breach

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 09:00 PM

LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced Wednesday to 50 weeks in jail for breaching a British court order seven years ago, when he took refuge in Ecuador's London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden.   Read more »

British court finds Assange guilty of breaching bail

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 11 10:47 PM

A London court on Thursday found WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange guilty of breaching his bail conditions in 2012 and remanded him into custody pending sentencing. Read more »

'For the 8th time': Rappler chief Maria Ressa posts bail anew

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 04:17 AM

MANILA - Rappler chief Maria Ressa on Monday posted bail anew over alleged violations on foreign ownership rules. Read more »

South Korea court grants bail for ex-president Lee

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 06 03:30 PM

 Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was granted bail on Wednesday, nearly a year after he was arrested over corruption charges.   Read more »

Singer R. Kelly, facing sex abuse charges, gets $1 million bail

Nova Safo, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 09:52 AM

A US judge set $1 million bail for R&B superstar R. Kelly on Saturday after prosecutors laid out graphic details of charges that he sexually abused four victims, three of them minors.  Read more »

Poe, Pangilinan question Palace info drive in Europe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 04:33 PM

At least 2 senators on Monday questioned the plan of Malacañang's communications group to mount in Europe an information campaign about the arrest of Rappler chief Maria Ressa and other issues related to Philippine press freedom.  Read more »

Palace: Ressa 'walking testament' of press freedom

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 11:58 AM

Rappler chief Maria Ressa is a "walking testament" that press freedom remains vibrant in the country, Malacañang said Monday following criticism that her arrest is meant to stifle opposition. Read more »

Libel a harassment tool that must be decriminalized, says professor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 09:56 AM

Libel has been used to "harass" journalists and should be decriminalized, a member of the academe said Sunday following the arrest of Rappler chief Maria Ressa. Read more »

Ressa's libel accuser: 'No one is above the law'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 02:54 PM

No one is above the law, a businessman who accused Rappler CEO Maria Ressa of cyber libel said Thursday, asserting his commitment to "see this legal battle to the very end" despite accusations that the case is an act of persecution.   Read more »