Sandiganbayan orders arrest of ex-mayor of NegOcc town

Carla Gomez 02/15/2025

BACOLOD CITY—The Sandiganbayan has ordered the arrest of a former mayor of Valladolid town in Negros Occidental who has been convicted of graft but remains at large. Associate Justice Zaldy Trespeses of the antigraft court’s Seventh Division…

Geraldine Faith Econg named new Sandiganbayan presiding judge

Darryl John Esguerra - Philippine News Agency 01/09/2025

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named Associate Justice Geraldine Faith Econg the new Presiding Judge of the Sandiganbayan. Econg’s appointment, signed by the President on Jan. 7, was confirmed by Malacañang late Wednesday. Econg will…

Ex-Consolacion mayor, officials acquitted in graft case

Kathleen de Villa 02/17/2024

The antigraft court on Friday acquitted former Consolacion, Cebu Mayor Avelino Gungob Sr. and six other municipal officers of graft charges related to the purchase of organic fertilizers nearly 19 years ago whose prices were purportedly jacked…

Senator Jinggoy Estrada convicted of bribery by Sandiganbayan

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 01/19/2024

The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Friday has acquitted Senator Jinggoy Estrada and businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles of plunder in connection with the pork barrel scam. But Estrada was convicted by the anti-graft court division of one count of…

Court junks Herbert Bautista’s bid to dismiss graft case

Dempsey Reyes 05/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion of former Quezon City Mayor Herbert “Bistek” Bautista for the outright dismissal of his graft case over a P32.208-million contract for the procurement of an online occupational permitting and tracking…

Sandiganbayan upholds conviction of ex-Bukidnon lawmaker

Dempsey Reyes 03/20/2023

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…

Sandigan upholds conviction of Paulate for graft

Dempsey Reyes 01/29/2023

The Sandiganbayan has affirmed its decision, which found former Quezon City Councilor Roderick Paulate and his former aide guilty of graft and falsification charges for hiring fictitious job contractors. In a 26-page resolution on Friday, the Sandiganbayan’s…

Roderick Paulate found guilty of graft, falsification by Sandiganbayan

Jean Mangaluz 12/03/2022

MANILA, Philippines—The Sandiganbayan has found actor Roderick Paulate guilty of graft and falsification by a public officer in connection with maintaining “ghost employees” while serving as councilor in Quezon City in 2010. In the decision promulgated on…

Sandiganbayan affirms court order vs ex-Cebu lawmakers, five others over GSP fund mess 

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/28/2022

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…

‘Euro general’ fined P200,000 in 2008 case

Philippine Daily Inquirer 10/09/2022

MANILA, Philippines — After 14 years in trial, the Sandiganbayan convicted one of the nine ranking police generals who were implicated in the ‘Euro generals’ controversy in 2008. But the general, former Philippine National Police comptroller Eliseo…

Sandiganbayan allows Marcoses to stage defense in ill-gotten wealth case

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 06/25/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has allowed the heirs of late former president Ferdinand Marcos, including his son, namesake and now President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., to present their defense for an ill-gotten wealth case, setting aside…

Sandiganbayan convicts Tining, 4 others over ‘misuse’ of P20M funds for farmers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan has convicted Provincial Board Member Celestino ‘Tining’ Martinez III, and four other former officials of Bogo City Government over the misuse of funds meant for farmers. The state’s anti-graft court found…

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