Ombudsman orders dismissal of Dumanjug officials

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/08/2016

FORMER Dumanjug town mayor Nelson Garcia along with Sangguniang Bayan (SB) members Ricardo Boquecosa, Ricardo Condes, Eliezar Amadora, Meriam Llano, Antonio Garcia and Municipal Information Officer Emmylou Cabonilas were found guilty of grave misconduct by the Office…

Arroyo’s freedom a ‘great blow’ to justice system — Solon

07/20/2016

A party-list representative described on Tuesday the granting of the petition of former President and incumbent Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to dismiss her plunder case at the Sandiganbayan as a “great blow” to the country’s justice…

Court grants bail to Napoles, 2 others

04/13/2016

Former Apec Representative Edgar Valdez was granted bail from plunder by the Sandiganbayan as he faces trial over the pork barrel scam. The anti-graft court Fifth Division granted the bail petition of Valdez and allowed him to…

JV Ejercito posts bail for graft charge

04/08/2016

Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito yesterday posted his P30,000 bail from graft over the allegedly anomalous purchase of high-powered firearms when he was San Juan mayor. A check with the Sandiganbayan cashier’s office showed that Ejercito paid…

MAYOR FACES RAPS

Marlon Ramos, Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/26/2016

Mayor Teresito Mariñas of Barili town in southwestern Cebu has been indicted for nepotism and now faces a complaint before the Sandiganbayan for supposedly designating his brother as human resource office head of the municipal government. The…

Judge Econg now a Sandigan justice

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/08/2016

CEBUANA judge Geraldine Faith Econg was recently appointed by President Benigno Aquino III as one of six Sandiganbayan justices. Econg, former presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court Branch 9 in Cebu City, is among the six…

Arrest warrant for Garcia? Lawyer objects

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/24/2015

An arrest warrant was sought for Winston Garcia, former Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) president,  and 10 other GSIS officials facing graft charges over the award of the electronic membership card system he approved in 2004. The…

Radaza’s suspension

Editorial 10/30/2015

  To her credit, Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza said she will abide by the Sandiganbayan ruling and serve her 90-day suspension even if she plans to contest it in court. Then again, it’s not as if…

Radaza set to appeal 90-day suspension

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Norman V. Mendoza 10/27/2015

Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza said she will appeal her 90-day suspension order issued by the Sandiganbayan since the case was filed against her when she was still a private citizen. Radaza, along with several officials including…

90-DAY FREEZE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/25/2015

  Lapu-Lapu mayor, 3 others suspended It couldn’t happen at a more awkward time for re-electionist Mayor Paz Radaza of Lapu-Lapu City. The Sandiganbayan has ordered a 90-day preventive suspension for her and three other officials for…

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