Topic: senate-blue-ribbon-committee

6 syndicates tagged in money laundering scandal

6 syndicates tagged in money laundering scandal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 12:19 AM

Officials of the Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Council on the hot seat as the Senate probes the entry into the Philippines of millions of dollars in cash linked to Chinese offshore gaming operators. Read more »

Senators urge Duterte to act on anomalies involving POGOs

Senators urge Duterte to act on anomalies involving POGOs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 01:03 AM

The chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee believes the Duterte administration's close ties with the Chinese government are making Philippine authorities hesitant to crack down on anomalies linked to Chinese workers of offshore gaming operators. Read more »

Senate panel recommends filing charges vs Faeldon, BuCor officials over GCTA mess

Senate panel recommends filing charges vs Faeldon, BuCor officials over GCTA mess

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 06:35 PM

MANILA - A Senate panel has recommended the filing of charges against former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon and 6 other officials in the national penitentiary for violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act after they allegedly accepted payments for the early release of some inmates.    Read more »

Gordon hits drug trafficker's 10-month hospital stay

Gordon hits drug trafficker's 10-month hospital stay

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 05:00 PM

MANILA—A convicted drug trafficker left her high-security prison on at least 3 occasions, spending 10 months at a private hospital at one point for “facial pain,” said Sen. Richard Gordon, who denounced privileges accorded to moneyed inmates in the country’s corruption-ridden prison system. Read more »

Senate panel cites BuCor officials in contempt over Bilibid mess

Senate panel cites BuCor officials in contempt over Bilibid mess

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 11:48 PM

MANILA - The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee led by Sen. Richard Gordon on Thursday cited three Bureau of Corrections officials in contempt for being “evasive” in their responses to the panel regarding the alleged anomalies at the New Bilibid Prison. Read more »

Senate to begin probe on controversial early release of inmates on Sept. 2

Senate to begin probe on controversial early release of inmates on Sept. 2

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 06:39 PM

The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will probe next week the controversial early release of inmates for good conduct, particularly the case of convicted rapist-killer former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez. Committee chair Sen. Richard Gordon says convicts who committed heinous crimes should not be eligible for early release.  Read more »

Will cigarette smuggling worsen with sin tax hike?

Will cigarette smuggling worsen with sin tax hike?

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 09:32 PM

MANILA - Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Richard Gordon have expressed concern that smuggling of cigarettes and other tobacco products may worsen should the proposal to raise excise taxes gain the Senate's approval.  Read more »

'4 dawit sa pagpuslit ng P11-B shabu, ipaaaresto'

'4 dawit sa pagpuslit ng P11-B shabu, ipaaaresto'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 09:12 PM

Ipinaaresto ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee ang isang dating opisyal ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency at tatlong iba pa dahil sa hindi pagsipot sa pagdinig ng Senado sa bilyon-bilyong pisong shabu shipment. Read more »

Senate panel files report on Dengvaxia mess

Senate panel files report on Dengvaxia mess

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 03:41 PM

A Senate panel that investigated the controversy surrounding government's nationwide dengue immunization program has filed its report which found former President Benigno Aquino III and some of his officials liable. Read more »

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