CIDG-7 nab former LTO-7 disbursing officer with 46 warrants of arrest

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Visayas Field Unit agents served 16 additional warrants of arrest on Tuesday, July 12, against a former female disbursing officer of the Land Transportation Office (LTO-7), who was…

7 barangay captains charged by Mayor Chan surrender voluntarily

Futch Anthony Inso 05/17/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The seven barangay captains, who were charged with grave oral defamation by Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan, voluntarily surrendered to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-7 on Monday morning, May 17,…

Ombudsman junks 4 complaints against Lapu-Lapu Mayor Chan

Futch Anthony Inso 03/17/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman Visayas has dismissed four complaints that were filed against Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan. Among the complaints that were dismissed by the Ombudsman is the violation of…

Anti-graft court convicts Ace, other DOT officials over wall-calendar project; Durano unfazed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Former Tourism Secretary and Cebu gubernatorial candidate Joseph Felix ‘Ace’ Durano has been convicted for violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act over a wall-calendar project. The 7th Division of the Sandiganbayan found Durano, along…

PhilHealth, Chong Hua deny accusations of fraud

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation in Central Visayas (PhilHealth-7) and Chong Hua Hospital both denied on Tuesday, February 9 committing fraud on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reimbursement packages. The two are now facing…

PhilHealth, Chong Hua officials charged for fraud in COVID claim

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Another hospital in Cebu City is accused of committing fraudulent transactions involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) claims together with officials from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). The National Bureau of Investigation in…

Dumanjug Mayor Gica faces suspension anew

Inquirer.net, Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/06/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Dumanjug Mayor Efren Gutrano ‘Gungun’ Gica is now facing another suspension in his political career. In a resolution promulgated last Wednesday, April 3, Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division ordered to place Gica under a…

113 COUNTS

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/16/2017

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales indicts a village chief and secretary in Lapu-Lapu City for 92 counts of falsification of documents and 21 counts of anti-graft violations for purchases totaling P1.7 million. The string of indictment, dismissal, and…

Tining begins service of preventive suspension

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/13/2017

  JUST as one Provincial Board (PB) member resumed office last week after serving a two-month suspension penalty, another board member started serving his own 90-day preventive suspension. PB member Horacio Franco resumed office on February 8…

School execs face graft raps in court for disallowance

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/02/2017

  EIGHT officials of the Cebu Technological University face trial after they were indicted by the Ombudsman for violating Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. The officials, most of whom were also dismissed…

PESO Officer assails Ombud indictment

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/27/2016

AFTER making news last week that her indictment had been affirmed by the Office of the Ombudsman, Grace Jamio, the Public Employment Service Officer of Lapu-Lapu City, filed a Petition for Certiorari before the Supreme Court assailing…

Abellanosa ready to face charges at Sandigan

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/12/2016

CEBU City South District Rep. Rodrigo Abellanosa said he is ready to answer the graft charges filed against him by the Ombudsman at the Sandiganbayan in relation to his involvement in the city’s scholarship program during his…

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