Jinggoy says he and Revilla were ‘victims of selective justice’

Inquirer.net 12/08/2018

MANILA, Philippines—“We are really victims of selective justice.” Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Saturday said this when asked if he and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. could return in the Senate in 2019. In 2014, Estrada and Revilla…

Jinggoy Estrada hopes for acquittal on pending plunder case

Inquirer.net 12/07/2018

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday said he hopes his fate would be the same as that of former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. who was acquitted of plunder charges by the Sandiganbayan in…

After plunder acquittal, Revilla posts P480K bail for 16 other graft cases

Inquirer.net 12/07/2018

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla has posted bail of P480,000 for 16 other cases of graft pending before Sandiganbayan to avail of provisional liberty. This came after Revilla was acquitted Friday of plunder by…

Bong Revilla not guilty of plunder-Sandiganbayan

Inquirer.net 12/07/2018

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla has been acquitted by the Sandiganbayan from plunder cases in relation to the “Pork Barrel Scam.” During the promulgation on Friday, the Sandiganbayan First Division said Revilla is not…

Duterte to solons : Why exclude rape, plunder

Inquirer.net 03/04/2017

Why were rape and plunder removed from the crimes punishable by death penalty? President Rodrigo Duterte said he was curious why the two heinous crimes were taken out from the list of crimes punishable by death. “I…

Strict enforcement of law, not death penalty, deters crime — Del Mar

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/09/2016

Cebu City North District Representative Raul del Mar believes that the best way to deter crime is strict enforcement of the law and not the reimposition of death penalty. “Our laws and justice system are there. Nobody…

Davao City mayor faces plunder rap

05/06/2016

MANILA — Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV has filed a corruption complaint against the front-runner in the country’s presidential race, alleging he charged salaries for 11,000 nonexistent government employees. Trillanes filed the complaint yesterday against Davao City Mayor…

Binay associate decries freeze order on firms’ assets, says AMLC ‘lied to CA’

05/17/2015

MANILA, Philippines — Businessman Antonio L. Tiu scored the Anti-Money Laundering Council on Sunday, for including in its  freeze order request his companies’ bank accounts, saying these were all used in legitimate transactions. “The AMLC lied to…

Bad start in plunder suit

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 06/29/2014

The move of prosecutors from the Office of the Ombudsman to amend the information they filed with the Sandiganbayan in relation to the plunder cases of Senators Ramon Revilla, Jr., Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada and Juan Ponce Enrile…

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