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SC affirms ruling granting bail to ex-Masbate lawmaker, Napoles
The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed a ruling of the Sandiganbayan that allowed businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles and former Masbate congresswoman Rizalina Seachone-Laneta to post bail in the plunder charges filed against them in connection with the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork scam......»»
SC upholds decision granting Napoles bail in one PDAF case
Pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles and former Masbate Rep. Rizalina Seachon-Lanete have been allowed to post bail after the Supreme Court dismissed a case related to the Priority Development Assistance Fund......»»
Nayong Pilipino seeks resumption
DAVAO DE ORO — A high-ranking official of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation said they are hoping that appropriate funding will be finally released to them next year in order to reopen the Nayong Pilipino in Parañaque City. In an interview, NPF executive director Gertie Duran-Batocabe said the park is there but not operational now. “The park is there but there is nothing on it. We really hope that it will reopen, and it should open. We already applied to the National Economic Development Authority for funding. We are also looking for a private-public partnership or PPP,” Batocabe told Daily Tribune during the Philippine Experience program-Davao Region leg on Friday. “Recently, we also sought the help of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority to fund its reopening. And they are exploring how we can be funded,” he added. According to a TIEZA official who requested anonymity, the request for proper funding is already being discussed at TIEZA and they are now delegating the project of reopening Nayong Pilipino to its attached agencies. Nayong Pilipino Foundation is an attached agency of the Department of Tourism and it was created during the time of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in order to revive cultural practices and folkloric traditions that existed before the coming of colonizers. Batocabe said they understand that the DoT is not yet prioritizing the reopening of Nayong Pilipino. Earlier, the Commission on Audit said in its report that NPF has the uncertainty to continue its operations in the future, “considering its inability to raise additional or alternative sources of revenue as funds for its operations would be fully depleted within the next five to six years.” With this, Senator Nancy Binay in April 2023 asked the DoT to avert the expected fund depletion of the NPF by reviewing the organization’s projects and activities. Binay also recommended to the DoT to scrutinize the financial and sales projections of the NPF in the next five to 10 years. The 2022 COA audit report also called on the NPF to draft a long-term financial plan with “detailed and realistic” targets to prevent fund depletion. Nayong Pilipino Park, situated near the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, is a 47-hectare property divided into seven regions, each of which was designated with a renowned architect, such as National Artist Leandro Locsin. The old park was closed in 2002 under Executive Order 111 by then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to give way to the airport’s expansion. The post Nayong Pilipino seeks resumption appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»