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Ombudsman: 'We respect' Bong Revilla's acquittal in 'pork' cases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 03:26 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday said it would no longer appeal the decision of Sandiganbayan to clear Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. of his criminal cases in relation to the anomalous Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam. Read more »

Prosecution’s 'neglect' to prove Revilla's unexplained wealth was key to his acquittal: lawyer

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 08:37 PM

The prosecution’s failure to prove where Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr.’s family’s supposed unexplained bank deposits came from was key to his acquittal in the plunder and graft charges against him, his lawyer Ramon Esguerra said Tuesday. Read more »

Bong Revilla off the hook in 'pork' scandal as Sandiganbayan junks last graft cases

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 04:43 PM

The anti-graft court's Special First Division voted in favor of Bong Revilla's demurrer to evidence leading to the junking of his last 16 counts of graft cases.  Read more »

Bong Revilla’s jailed former chief of staff dies from stroke, BuCor says

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 12:11 AM

Cambe was convicted of plunder in 2018 for amassing P224.5 million worth of Revilla’s Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).  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 »

Handwriting expert opinion sought in ex-partylist solon's plunder case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 04:00 PM

The Sandiganbayan has allowed the request of a former partylist lawmaker facing plunder and graft charges, to have documents submitted to the court be examined by the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory over alleged forgery of his signatures, it was learned Wednesday. Read more »

Napoles irks Sandiganbayan justices for continued absence in hearings

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 11:30 AM

Former businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles irked justices of the Sandiganbayan 3rd Division for her continued absence in her graft trial involving the Priority Development Assistance Fund of former senator Juan Ponce Enrile. Read more »

Enrile graft, plunder cases to proceed after signing of pre-trial order

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 02:12 PM

The court scheduled the start of the graft trial on February 11 and 12, and Tuesdays and Wednesdays thereafter. Read more »

Sandiganbayan orders presence of Enrile, Reyes, Napoles for signing pre-trial order

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 05:37 PM

The Sandiganbayan Third Division ordered former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile to appear in court Wednesday for the signing of the pre-trial order for his graft cases in connection with the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam.   Read more »

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 »

Sandiganbayan suspends Mandaue councilor over PDAF case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 01:02 PM

Mandaue City councilor Nerissa Soon-Ruiz is facing 17 counts of graft as well as 17 counts of malversation of public funds.   Read more »

PDAF scam whistleblower testifies Revilla 'kind,' allowed installments of alleged kickbacks

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 02:41 PM

Pork barrel scam whistleblower Benhur Luy concluded Thursday his testimony in the graft cases against Sen. Bong Revilla by referring to the legislator as a “kind” person, but with reservations.  Read more »

Enrile and Napoles plunder case 'dragging on,' Sandiganbayan says

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 04:27 PM

“The records bear out that this case has been dragging on for quite some time already," the Sandiganbayan said in a resolution Read more »

Napoles asks SC to overturn Sandiganbayan’s denial of bid to dismiss plunder rap

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 11:01 AM

Janet Lim Napoles also asked the high court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the plunder trial. Read more »

Why is Janet Napoles on GCTA list?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 06:01 AM

At least one senator is baffled by the inclusion of alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles in the list of prisoners to be released due to good conduct. The list also has other inconsistencies. Henry Omaga-Diaz filed this exclusive report. Read more »

Napoles insists on outright dismissal of Estrada plunder case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 08:09 PM

MANILA - Malacañang insisted Thursday that it is not violating any law in banning Rappler and its journalists from entering Palace grounds and covering the events of President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Ex-lawmaker fined P17k for P4.3 million PDAF misuse

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 01:04 PM

Former Iloilo 2nd District Rep. Augusto Syjuco, Jr. and Department of Agriculture regional director Eduardo Lecciones, Jr. were fined P17,000 each over the alleged irregular use of P4.3 million Priority Development Assistance Funds in 2000. Read more »

Sandiganbayan denies Enrile's plea to limit evidence in plunder pre-trial

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 07:34 PM

Former senator Juan Ponce Enrile has nothing to fear about "possible surprises from the prosecution" with the resumption of the plunder case hearing in his Priority Development Assistance Fund scam case, the Sandiganbayan 3rd Division said.  Read more »

Ex-Nueva Ecija rep wants PDAF cases junked for slow justice

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 05:20 PM

The 7 graft cases of former Nueva Ecija Rep. Aurelio Umali allegedly involved Napoles-linked NGOs. Read more »