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Morales admits being asked to run for public office

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 01:45 AM

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales is set to retire next month but she expects to be hit with more criticism in connection with graft cases being handled by her office.  Read more »

State prosecutors seek Davao Norte Rep Floirendo's suspension while on graft trial

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 04:39 PM

Government prosecutors have asked the Sandiganbayan 6th Division to order the suspension of Davao Del Norte 2nd District Rep. Antonio Floirendo pending litigation of his graft case.  Read more »

Ombudsman recommends graft charges vs Binay over Boy Scouts-Alphaland deal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 05:34 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman's field investigation office has recommended the filing of graft charges against former Vice President Jejomar Binay over the allegedly anomalous land deal between Alphaland and the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP).   Read more »

1 buwan bago magretiro: Mga huling banat ni Conchita Carpio Morales

Henry Omaga-Diaz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 08:14 PM

Mahigit isang buwan na lamang bago ang nakatakda niyang pagreretiro, naghahabol pa rin si Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales sa mga opisyal na maaaring ginagamit ang posisyon para sa kanilang negosyo. Read more »

Sandiganbayan resets Sombero arraignment

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 05:56 PM

The scheduled arraignment of former police officer Wenceslao "Wally" Sombero on graft and direct bribery charges at the Sandiganbayan 6th Division Friday was canceled and re-set to June 29, 2018. Read more »

Ex-Albay lawmaker pleads not guilty to PDAF charges

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 05:02 PM

Former Albay 3rd District Rep. Reno Lim pleaded not guilty to four counts of graft and four counts of malversation during his arraignment Friday at the Sandiganbayan 2nd Division. Read more »

Ex-Intramuros administrator found guilty of graft

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 05:56 PM

The anti-graft court's 2nd division sentenced Dominador Ferrer to 6 to 10 years of imprisonment and barred him from holding any public office. Read more »

Ex-Intramuros administrator sentenced to up to 10 years in jail for anomalous property lease

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 05:40 PM

The Sandiganbayan has sentenced former Intramuros Administration chief Dominador Ferrer Jr. to 6 to 10 years in prison for the anomalous lease of two government properties to a private company in 1998.   Read more »

Dela Serna, Ubial face raps before Ombudsman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 08:43 AM

The worst may not be over for Celestina Ma. Jude Dela Serna. Read more »

Grilled by anti-graft agents, Malaysia's former first lady makes fashion statement

Rozanna Latiff, Reuters
Posted at Jun 06 06:38 AM

Malaysians who voted scandal-tainted prime minister Najib Razak out of office last month were treated to the sight of his allegedly high-spending wife Rosmah Mansor submitting herself to questioning at the anti-graft agency headquarters on Monday.   Read more »

OPINION/SATIRE: Technocrat worried economic policies don't oppress the poor enough

Alan Robles -- Hot Manila
Posted at Jun 02 04:57 PM

A government technocrat said recently he was "very worried" that economic policies are not hurting the poor enough. Read more »

Sandiganbayan convicts ex-Arroyo communications officials for anomalous printer purchase

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 06:02 PM

The Sandiganbayan 7th Division has convicted former communications officials under the administration of former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over the acquisition of a printer worth P882,075 in 2009 without public bidding and an approved budget in 2005.   Read more »

Ombudsman indicts Aurora gov for graft over road repair projects

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 06:35 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to indict Aurora Governor Gerardo Noveras, several other provincial officials and a contractor of graft in connection with two road repair projects done without public bidding.  Read more »

NHA to redesign houses on stilts for Zamboanga siege refugees

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 03:18 PM

The National Housing Authority will redesign the controversial houses on stilts for the refugees of the 2013 Zamboanga siege. Read more »

Duterte fires OGCC chief over casino permit

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 08:38 PM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte has fired Government Corporate Counsel Rudolf Philip Jurado for supposedly overstepping the bounds of his authority in connection with the granting of a 75-year-old permit to a casino operator. Read more »

Ombudsman drops graft cases vs Arthur Yap over fertilizer purchase in Mindanao

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 02:47 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed 5 graft charges against former National Food Authority administrator and now Bohol 3rd District Rep. Arthur Yap in connection with the procurement of fertilizers under the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani Rice Program in 2003.  Read more »

OPINION: Wasted first two years

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at May 25 09:03 PM

In recent days, President Duterte has been announcing proudly his firing of officials who were rumored to be involved in graft and corruption. Read more »

Malaysia's Mahathir widens graft crackdown

Reuters
Posted at May 24 05:15 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - Ninety-two-year-old Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday as officials widen a probe into corruption linked to the previous government with raids on sites linked to the head of a Muslim pilgrimage fund. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga nagbitiw na opisyal, puwede pa bang kasuhan ng graft?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 08:47 PM

Maaari pa bang sampahan ng kasong graft ang mga opisyal na tapos nang magsilbi sa pamahalaan? Read more »

Ex-Zamboanga Del Sur solon charged for anomalous fertilizer purchase

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 04:24 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman has charged Zamboanga Del Sur 1st District Representative Isidoro Real Jr. in connection with a supposedly anomalous fertilizer supply transaction with a non-government organization linked to businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles.   Read more »