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Sandiganbayan won't acquit ex-PAGCOR chair over SC decisions

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 04:45 PM

The Sandiganbayan 3rd Division has refused to acquit former PAGCOR chairman Efraim Genuino of his graft and malversation cases on the basis of 2 recent court decisions. Read more »

Ex-military comptroller accused of plunder found guilty of lesser offenses

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 12:04 PM

Former military comptroller Carlos Garcia, who was originally facing plunder and money laundering cases, was found guilty by the Sandiganbayan 2nd Division of the lesser offenses of direct bribery and facilitating money laundering. Read more »

Vietnam arrests health minister, Hanoi mayor over Covid test-kit scandal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 09:40 AM

Vietnam's police have arrested the health minister and Hanoi mayor following accusations they were involved in a $170 million coronavirus test-kit scandal. Read more »

Isko blames trapos for Divisoria Market graft case

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 02:34 PM

Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate Isko Moreno Domagoso on Thursday scoffed at the graft charges filed against him and his allies, saying the group behind the case are "traditional politicians. Read more »

SC orders Mike Arroyo dropped from graft charge

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 01:21 PM

The Supreme Court has ordered the anti-graft court to drop former first gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo from a graft charge over the allegedly anomalous purchase by the PNP of pre-owned helicopters. Read more »

Duterte says 'pristine clean' government 'impossible'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 08:17 AM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday that while he would continue to fight corruption up to the last year of his stay in Malacañang, a "pristine clean" bureaucracy would be "impossible."    Read more »

Honasan cleared in 2 graft cases over pork barrel scam

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 10:54 AM

The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division has cleared former senator and now Department of Information and Communication Technology Sec. Gregorio Honasan in two graft cases stemming from the alleged misuse of Priority Development Assistance Funds in 2012. Read more »

Scale of corruption has become ‘pandemic-like’ during COVID-19 crisis, say experts

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 05:45 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic should not be reason for the public to forget to demand public transparency and government accountability, experts said Wednesday.  Read more »

Ombudsman open to reviving resident ombudsman post in gov’t offices

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 07:50 PM

Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Tuesday said he is open to the proposal of reviving the assignment of a resident ombudsman in government offices as a form of another anti-corruption measure in the government. Read more »

'Trabaho mo maganda': Duterte says can't find basis for Duque's suspension

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 09:15 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he could not find "any plausible or even a meager argument" to suspend Health Secretary Francisco Duque, after more lawmakers sought to hold the latter accountable for alleged corruption and his failure to properly manage the coronavirus pandemic at its onset. Read more »

Palace denies 'exceptions' in state-wide corruption probe

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 02:34 PM

Malacañang denied Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte made had exempted 2 officials from the government-wide corruption investigation that he ordered, contrary to criticism from a senator.  Read more »

Palace: 'Mega' corruption task force to probe lawmakers, too

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 11:20 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's order for the justice department to investigate the entire government for corruption covers lawmakers, his spokesman said Tuesday.  Read more »

Duterte to DOJ: Investigate 'entire government' for corruption

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 05:22 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday directed the Department of Justice to investigate the "entire government" for corruption.  Read more »

Duterte warns crooks in government: Resignation 'won't save your necks'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 11:43 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday told corrupt government officials that resignation would not save their necks. Read more »

Duterte: Health chief Duque never stole money

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 11:12 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday again vouched for Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, as the latter faced allegations of corruption.  Read more »

Haiti high court accuses officials of mishandling $2 billion in aid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 07:08 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's High Court of Auditors released a report Monday slamming the fraudulent and often illegal management by various ministers and administrations of nearly $2 billion in aid from Venezuela between 2008 and 2016. Read more »

Brgy. chairman, 10 iba pa, kinasuhan dahil sa umano'y iregularidad sa pamimigay ng SAP

Mark Salanga, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 07:48 PM

Ayon sa pinuno ng Criminal Investigation and Detection Group sa Bacolod na si Police Master Sergeant Ramiro Gocotano, inireklamo ang mga opisyales dahil sa umano'y pagpabor sa kanilang?mga kaanak para makatanggap ng Social Amelioration Program grant.   Read more »