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CA denies Zaldy Ampatuan bail plea

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 09 07:52 PM

Ampatuan sought bail over 58 counts of murder in connection with the 2009 massacre. Read more »

Dawit sa naglahong P20 milyon ng pinagtrabahuhan, arestado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 08:18 PM

Inireklamo ang isang dating empleyado dahil sa pagdispalko ng P20 milyon sa pamamagitan ng mga bogus transactions. Itinanggi naman nito ang bintang.  Read more »

Binays post bail over 'overpriced' Makati school building

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 01:33 PM

Former vice president Jejomar Binay Sr. and his son, dismissed Makati mayor Jejomar Erwin "JunJun" Binay Jr., posted bail on Monday for criminal charges over the allegedly anomalous construction of the P1.3-billion Makati Science High School Building. Read more »

Lawmaker wants 'agile' Enrile back to detention

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 05:45 PM

Enrile, who is facing plunder charges for the multi-million peso Priority Development Assistance Fund scam, was released on bail in 2015 due to his poor health.   Read more »

CA upholds bail grant for 16 cops tagged in Maguindanao massacre

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 10:25 PM

The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the bail grant to 16 policemen who were among those indicted before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) in connection with the November 23, 2009 Maguindanao massacre. Read more »

Davao del Norte Rep. Floirendo posts bail for graft

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 07:40 PM

Davao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr. on Wednesday afternoon posted P30,000 bail before the Davao Regional Trial Court. Read more »

Peace consultant na naaresto, hindi pinayagang magpiyansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 12:21 AM

Walang inirekomendang piyansa kay NDFP consultant Rafael Baylosis kaugnay ng kasong illegal possession of explosives. Read more »

Palawan ex-gov Reyes faces rearrest plea at Sandiganbayan, says he won't flee

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 11 11:42 PM

(UPDATED) Former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes on Thursday assured the Sandiganbayan that he would not flee as the court tackled the Office of the Ombudsman's urgent motion for his rearrest over his graft conviction for the anomalous renewal of a small-scale mining permit in his province. Read more »

Olongapo court: No bail for Chinese nationals nabbed in 'floating shabu lab'

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 09:19 PM

The Olongapo City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has denied the bail plea of 4 Chinese nationals indicted over the discovery of a "floating shabu laboratory" in 2016.   Read more »

Sandiganbayan grants plea to reduce bail of Napoles children

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 04:53 PM

Instead of a P22.3-million bail each, the anti-graft court partially granted the motion to reduce bail and set it at P5.57 million each. Read more »

Pinuno ng Piston, inaresto bago makapagpiyansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 09:51 PM

Inaresto ang lider ng Piston na si George San Mateo habang papunta sana sa korte para magpiyansa. Pati ang ilang kongresistong tagasuporta ni San Mateo, nabitbit ng pulisya.  Read more »

Sandiganbayan upholds decision allowing Jinggoy Estrada to post bail

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 04:19 PM

The Sandiganbayan Special 5th Division upheld its decision to allow former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to post bail for his plunder case by denying the appeal of the Office of the Ombudsman. Read more »

Benhur Luy testifies against Gigi Reyes in bail hearing

Adrian Ayalin ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 12:56 AM

"Pork barrel" scam whistleblower Benhur Luy testified against the bail petition of lawyer Gigi Reyes, the former chief of staff of former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile at the Sandiganbayan 3rd Division on Thursday. Read more »

CA affirms bail grant for Deniece Cornejo, 2 others in Vhong Navarro illegal detention case

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 07:49 PM

The Court of Appeals on Thursday affirmed the Taguig City Regional Trial Court's (RTC) ruling that allowed model Deniece Cornejo, businessman Cedric Lee, and Zimmer Raz to post bail in connection with the serious illegal detention case filed by actor and television host Vhong Navarro. Read more »

Jinggoy allowed to skip plunder, graft trials

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 04:32 PM

After being allowed to post bail, former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has been authorized to skip his plunder and graft hearings at the Sandiganbayan.   Read more »

O.J. Simpson freed from jail on parole

Javier Tovar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 07:27 AM

Disgraced American football star O.J. Simpson, whose racially charged 1995 murder trial riveted the nation, was released from jail on parole early Sunday after nine years behind bars for armed robbery. Read more »

Prosecution says Sandiganbayan 'seriously erred' in Jinggoy release

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 03:29 PM

MANILA- The Sandiganbayan "seriously erred" in allowing former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to post bail as he faced trial for plunder, the Office of the Special Prosecutor has said. Read more »

Napoles not pork 'mastermind', should walk free: lawyer

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 10:39 AM

WHO WAS THE MASTERMIND? The lawyer of businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles insists the latter is not the mastermind of the P10 billion pork barrel scam because it was a crime committed by public officials. Read more »

After Estrada bail, Revilla praying for own release

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 07:32 PM

Former Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Tuesday said he is praying for his own release after his friend, former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, was granted temporary liberty Saturday while on trial for alleged involvement in the "pork barrel" scam. Read more »

Nur Misuari posts bail for graft, malversation charges

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 06:41 PM

Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding Chairman Nur Misuari on Tuesday posted bail for cases of graft and malversation through falsification of public documents. Read more »