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'Bikoy' faces arrest after no-show at arraignment in perjury charge

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 10:42 AM

Peter Joemel "Bikoy" Advincula, the man behind the so-called "Ang Totoong Narcolist videos against President Duterte and his family, is facing arrest after failing to attend his arraignment and preliminary conference Wednesday morning.  Read more »

Court issues arrest warrant vs 'Bikoy' over perjury

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 08:40 PM

A Manila court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Peter Joemel “Bikoy” Advincula over a perjury charge filed by opposition figures he claimed were part of an ouster plan against President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Respondent sa Dacera case, na-'pressure' sa anggulong droga; Dacera camp, pulis tumanggi sa bintang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 09:10 PM

Sa gulo raw ng kanilang isip ay napapayag sila sa 'isinubong' salaysay ng pulisya, ayon sa isang Dacera case respondent.  Read more »

Senate approves on final reading bill hiking penalties for perjury

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 08:52 AM

The Senate on Monday passed on third and final reading a measure that imposes heavier penalties against perjury to "put an end to the practice of fake news and false testimonies." Read more »

Activists who failed to get protection from courts now facing perjury charges

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 05:52 PM

(UPDATE) Ten human rights defenders who initially sought but failed to obtain protection from the courts against alleged threats and attacks from government forces are now facing charges for allegedly lying in their own petition. Read more »

Ex-PNP chief Purisima cleared of perjury

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 11:08 AM

The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former national police chief Alan Purisima of perjury over his alleged failure to declare his wealth in full for 6 years.  Read more »

80-year-old nun faces perjury raps for 'untruthful statements' in amparo petition

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 03:03 PM

An 80-year-old nun was indicted for perjury after she supposedly made untruthful statements in the writ of amparo petition that rights group filed against the government. Read more »

Bikoy: Perjury, false testimony raps ‘premature,’ ‘baseless’

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 11:59 AM

Peter Joemel “Bikoy” Advincula, the hooded figure in the viral anti-Duterte “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos, has dismissed as “premature” and “baseless” the perjury and false testimony raps filed against him by 3 lawyers tagged in the sedition complaint. Read more »

Lawyers' group files perjury, false testimony raps vs Bikoy, PNP

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 02:13 PM

Lawyers tagged in a sedition complaint filed counter-charges for perjury and offering false testimony against Peter Joemel Advincula alias and the PNP unit which filed the complaint. Read more »

Ex-agri official acquitted of perjury for declaring overvalued property in SALN

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 08:16 PM

The Sandiganbayan 7th Division acquitted former Agriculture undersecretary Belinda Gonzales who was accused of two counts of perjury for the overvaluation of her property in her 2005 and 2006 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth. Read more »

Atio slay: Fratman hinatulang guilty sa obstruction of justice

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 06:57 PM

Guilty sa kasong obstruction of justice ang fratman kaugnay sa pagkamatay ng law student na si Horacio "Atio" Castillo III. Read more »

Trump Jr grilled by US senators, says unconcerned about perjury

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 07:05 AM

Donald Trump Jr wrapped up a return interview Wednesday with US lawmakers who questioned him about his contacts with Russians, with the president's eldest son dismissing concerns he may have perjured himself in his 2017 testimony. Read more »

Sotto eyes heftier fines vs perjury as credibility issues hound 'Bikoy'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 05:16 PM

Lawmakers in the incoming 18th Congress should prioritize raising penalties for perjury, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Thursday, after assailing the credibility of "Bikoy", a man who linked President Rodrigo Duterte's family to the narcotics trade.  Read more »

Ex-AFP comptroller Ligot found guilty of perjury

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 10:37 AM

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan First Division has found former military comptroller, retired Lt. Gen. Jacinto Ligot guilty beyond reasonable doubt of 6 counts of perjury filed against him by the Ombudsman. Read more »

Topacio files perjury complaint vs. Sen. Koko Pimentel

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 08:48 PM

Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio has lodged a perjury complaint against Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III over the senator’s 2011 electoral sabotage case against Topacio’s client, former President and now-House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Read more »

Election distraction? Pimentel blasts perjury rap filed by Arroyo lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 06:23 PM

MANILA - Senator Aquilino Pimentel III questioned Monday the motivation behind the new perjury complaint filed against him by the lawyer of former President and now Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Read more »

Manila prosecutor dismisses perjury vs casino mogul Okada: lawyers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 08:32 PM

The perjury case against Okada was dismissed due to lack of sufficient evidence, his lawyer said in a statement. Read more »

Purisima seeks perjury raps dismissal

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 08:01 PM

Former national police chief Alan Purisima has sought the dismissal of 8 perjury cases filed against him due to supposed undeclared properties in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) from 2007 to 2014.  Read more »