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MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan cleared businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles of 16 counts of graft in connection with the alleged anomalous use of Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.’s pork barrel fund, but convicted her on separate charges for…
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of former Bukidnon Rep. Candido Pancrudo Jr. for graft and malversation for his alleged misuse of P7.9 million worth of pork barrel allocations. At the same time, the antigraft court’s…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan has junked the motions for reconsideration that former Cebu representatives Clavel Martinez (Fourth District), Paz Radaza (Lapu-Lapu City), and five others filed in hopes of reversing the court’s decision that convicted…
MANILA, Philipines — The transfer of P1.5 billion in public funds for the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to a private group headed by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano was cast in…
In theory, budgeting starts with a plan that outlines where we want to be and how we arrive at it. That is why every president has his or her own Philippine Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP).…
It was in August this year when I last joined a protest rally. Back in college, joining a rally or “mob” (short for mobilization) as we called it, was part of our regular schedule being student activists.…
In drafting next year’s national budget, it was surprising to learn about Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno’s aversion and opposition to the so-called “bottoms-up budgeting” initiated by the late Dept. of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary…
FORMER congressmen Antonio Cuenco of Cebu City’s second district and Antonio Yapha Jr. of Cebu’s 3rd district were indicted for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (RA 3019) by the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman found probable…
Former congressman Eduardo Gullas said the P9 million he allocated to non-government organizations (NGOs) for anti-poverty programs during his term was fully accounted for. In a statement, he said the livelihood projects were properly implemented. “The livelihood…
The Court of Tax Appeals has lifted the warrant issued for the arrest of Jeane Catherine Napoles, daughter of pork barrel scam principal accused Janet Lim Napoles. Jeane appeared before the Tax Court during the hearing of…
A Makati City court has declared alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles guilty of illegally detaining former employee Benhur Luy. Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150 Judge Elmo Alameda on Tuesday sentenced Napoles to life imprisonment.…
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday defended a proposed P36 million lumpsum for councilors and the vice mayor in his administration’s draft budget for 2015. The outlay, to be spread among city legislators at P2 million each…
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