Supreme Court Acquits Imelda Marcos, Citing Lack of Evidence in Graft Case IMELDA MARCOS – The former First Lady has been acquitted by the Supreme Court in a graft case involving her alleged financial interests in seven Swiss foundations. The Supreme Court First Division overturned the Sandiganbayan’s 2018 ruling, which found her guilty of seven … Read more
Jinggoy Estrada Faces Sandiganbayan After ‘Not Guilty’ Plea in Flood Control Case JINGGOY ESTRADA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s legal battle over the alleged flood control kickback scheme officially moved forward after a ‘not guilty’ plea was entered during his arraignment. Senator Jinggoy Estrada entered a “not guilty” plea in connection with the plunder and graft … Read more
Sandiganbayan Cleared Janet Napoles in 16 Cases of Pork-Barrel Scam The Sandiganbayan acquitted Janet Lim Napoles of 16 graft charges related to her involvement in the pork-barrel scam. Napoles has been found not guilty on all 16 counts of graft in connection with the alleged improper use of Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.’s pork barrel … Read more
Ex-QC Mayor Herbert Bautista Charged with Graft Over P25-M Solar Project Former Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista and his city administrator were charged with graft over a P25 million solar project. Ex-QC Mayor Bistek and former municipal administrator Aldrin Cua are both facing graft charges before Sandiganbayan. This comes after alleged discrepancies in projects totaling … Read more
Sandiganbayan Junks Roderick Paulate Appeal for Motion for Consideration The appeal of actor-comedian Roderick Paulate for a motion for consideration has been junked by the Sandiganbayan. The Sandiganbayan denied actor-comedian Roderick Paulate’s plea for reconsideration to overturn his sentence. This is in relation to the alleged existence of ghost employees in the matter of graft … Read more
Ex-Bohol Mayor Found Guilty of Using Public Funds for Personal Travels Ex-Bohol Mayor was jailed after she was found guilty of using public funds for personal expenses and travels during her term. Apolinaria Balistoy, the former mayor of Cortes, Bohol, was convicted guilty of corruption allegations. According to the report, this comes after using financial … Read more
Roderick Paulate Reacts to His 62 Years in Jail Over Corruption Charges Veteran comedian Roderick Paulate shares his reactions to his 62 years of imprisonment due to corruption charges. Roderick Paulate, an actor and former Quezon City second district councilor, has remained silent about the Sandiganbayan’s verdict in his case until today. On December 3, … Read more
Sandiganbayan Found Roderick Paulate Guilty of Graft and Hiring Ghost Employees RODERICK PAULATE – Sandiganbayan found the actor guilty of graft and falsification for hiring ghost employees. The actor was charged with corruption and falsifying public records in connection with the hiring of phony job contractors in 2010 while serving as a councilor for Quezon … Read more
Cebu Ex-Mayor Faces 20-year Imprisonment for Using Public Fund at Family’s Bakeshop Ex-Mayor of Cebu was sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for allegedly using the public fund for buying food at a family-owned bakeshop. Augustus Caesar Moreno, a former Aloguinsan, Cebu mayor was condemned to 20 years in jail by the Sandiganbayan. This is connected to … Read more
Mayor, Ex-Treasurer in Samar Town Convicted with Graft for Non-Remittance of Tax Samar town Mayor and a former treasurer were convicted of graft for not remitting to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) the tax liabilities due. In the graft case, the Sandiganbayan found Mayor Arnold B. Abalos of San Sebastian, Samar, and his former treasurer … Read more