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Sandiganbayan orders preventive suspension of Iloilo congressman

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 05:05 PM

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan 4th Division has ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of Iloilo 2nd District Rep. Arcadio Gorriceta who is facing a graft case in connection with a government project undertaken when he was still mayor of Pavia town.   Read more »

Imee won’t fight back after opposition takes swipe at ‘thieves’

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 07:24 PM

LAOAG CITY - Ilocos Norte Governor and senatorial hopeful Imee Marcos on Monday said she won’t engage opposition bets from Otso Diretso after they made reference to “thieving” candidates in a recent sortie. Read more »

Sandigan junks one of ex-Pagcor chief Genuino's graft cases over funds misuse

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 03:07 PM

The Sandiganbayan 3rd Division junked one graft case involving Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation Chairman Efraim Genuino, but only because the amount of government funds involved in the case is already included in a related case he is also facing before the anti-graft court.  Read more »

Sandiganbayan says graft cases vs former TRC execs must proceed

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 12:38 PM

The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division said the trial of former Technology Resource Center (TRC) deputy director general Dennis Cunanan and group manager Maria Rosalinda Lacsamana for graft and malversation of public funds should continue with the presentation of their own evidence.  Read more »

Revilla gets movie star treatment at Hugpong campaign kickoff

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 03:24 PM

MANILA - After over four years of being incarcerated due to a plunder case, former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. said Tuesday he could not believe that he still remains relevant among Filipinos Read more »

At campaign launch, Jinggoy calls 'pork' raps baseless

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 09:26 PM

PAMPANGA - Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday hit back at the administration of former president Benigno Aquino III for filing charges against him in connection with the pork barrel scam, as he seeks to return to the Senate. Read more »

Sandiganbayan denies ex-PRC chair's bid to dismiss graft case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 05:10 PM

The Sandiganbayan 6th Division denied the appeal of former Professional Regulation Commission Chairperson Teresita Manzala for the dismissal of her graft case over the alleged irregular office space rental in Baguio City from 2011 to 2012. Read more »

Sandiganbayan clears 2 ex-gov't officials tagged in 'pork barrel' scam

Adrian Ayalin , ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 05:16 PM

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan has acquitted two former government officials tagged in the alleged misuse of a former lawmaker's Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), among several cases that stemmed from the multibillion-peso fund diversion scam.    Read more »

Maguindanao ex-gov Ampatuan faces more graft raps over ghost projects

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 01:21 PM

The recommended bail bond is P90,000 for each count of graft and P200,000 for each count of malversation. Read more »

SC affirms hold departure orders vs Cebu Rep. Gwen Garcia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 11:31 AM

The Supreme Court has upheld the hold departure orders issued by the Sandiganbayan against Cebu Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia over her graft cases, which stemmed from an allegedly anomalous purchase of property when she was governor. Read more »

College dean guilty of graft for using school auditorium for own review center

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 07:11 PM

A former dean was found guilty by the Sandigabayan 7th Division of 2 counts of graft for allowing her privately-owned review school to use the school’s auditorium in 2012. Read more »

5 opisyal ng DSWD, kongresista nahaharap sa reklamong plunder, graft

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 08:50 PM

Ang reklamong plunder at graft ay kaugnay ng 1.1 milyong 'overpriced' family food packs na ipinamigay sa mga evacuees sa giyera noon sa Marawi City. Read more »

Former CAAP exec faces graft over gas purchase for private van

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 03:47 PM

A former official of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has been charged with one count of graft at the Sandiganbayan for allegedly using government funds to load his private van with gasoline. Read more »

Sandiganbayan refuses to junk Cebu Rep. Garcia cases over submerged land purchase

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 04:56 PM

The Sandiganbayan has denied anew Cebu 3rd District Rep. Gwen Garcia's request to dismiss her graft and technical malversation cases over the alleged irregular purchase of a property when she was provincial governor in 2008. Read more »

Nur Misuari no-show at Sandiganbayan arraignment

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 07:52 PM

The court reset the arraignment to Feb. 27, 2019 Read more »

Sandigan reopens graft, malversation cases vs ex-envoy Lauro Baja

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 05:16 PM

The Sandiganbayan 4th Division has decided to reopen the case of former Ambassador to the United Nations Lauro Baja to allow him to present additional evidence in his graft and malversation of public funds cases. Read more »

Sandiganbayan begins hearing Honasan’s pork barrel scam cases

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 08:47 PM

The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division on Tuesday started hearing the two graft cases of Senator Honasan, as government prosecutors presented two witnesses. Read more »

Sombero asks SC to halt Sandigan proceedings on BI bribery scandal cases

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 01:58 PM

Retired police official Wally Sombero has asked the Supreme Court to stop the proceedings at the Sandiganbayan 6th Division where he is facing plunder, graft, direct bribery and giving and receiving gifts cases in connection with the P50 million bribery scandal that rocked the Bureau of Immigration in 2016. Read more »

Ex-Iloilo solon fails to convince Sandiganbayan to dismiss PDAF graft case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 05:09 PM

The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion to quash filed by former Iloilo 5th District Rep. Rolex Suplico which seeks the dismissal of his graft case involving the alleged misuse of his Priority Development Assistance Fund in 2007. Read more »

Sandiganbayan refuses to junk graft case of Aurora governor

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 12:10 PM

The Sandiganbayan 6th Division refused to junk the graft case of Aurora Governor Gerardo Noveras who was charged by the Office of the Ombudsman last year for alleged irregularities in a road repair project in 2014. Read more »