‘Pastor’ found guilty of animal cruelty
A man who dragged his pet dog behind his motorcycle in Masbate City has been convicted of animal cruelty......»»
Calata officers ordered to pay P8 million for market manipulation
Calata Corp., the delisted agribusiness firm of self-made businessman Joseph Calata, has been found guilty of market manipulation by the Regional Trial Court of Makati City, with its officers sentenced to pay fines totaling P8 million......»»
Businessman Joseph Calata found guilty of misleading investors on Cebu casino project
After eight years, Joseph Calata and another senior executive of Calata Corporation are fined a total of P8 million for making false disclosures about a casino venture in Cebu.....»»
Guilty: Trump first ex-U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex. Trump sat.....»»
Supreme Court disbars previously suspended lawyer
The Supreme Court has disbarred a previously suspended lawyer and slapped her with a P35,000 fine for issuing bouncing checks and failing to pay her debt. In a decision promulgated on Tuesday, the high court en banc found lawyer Elerizza Libiran-Meteoro guilty of gross misconduct and disbarred her from practicing law. According to the high tribunal, Meteoro’s issuance of.....»»
Child rights defender to appeal conviction
The camp of child and women’s rights advocate Sally Ujano will appeal the ruling of a Taguig court, which found her guilty of the crime of rebellion......»»
Explainer: Serious illegal detention for ransom, what is it?
CEBU CITY, Philippines – In a ruling on Thursday, May 2, 2024, the Taguig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) delivered a verdict that stirred the nation’s interest in the 10-year legal case involving a prominent celebrity. Businessman Cedric Lee, model Deniece Cornejo, Ferdinand Guerrero, and Simeon Palma Raz were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of.....»»
Deniece Cornejo, Cedric Lee get life term
A Taguig court yesterday found model Deniece Cornejo, businessman Cedric Lee and two others guilty of serious illegal detention for ransom of actor-host Vhong Navarro......»»
Comelec to probe Pichay for alleged misrepresentation in 2022 elections
In a resolution on Tuesday, the Comelec said it would investigate Pichay over his alleged "commission of material representation" when he filed his COC to run as representative of the first district of Surigao del Sur despite being found guilty of grave misconduct by the Office of the Ombudsman in 2011......»»
Ex K-pop star Jung Joon Young released after 5-year rape, spycam sentence
Jung was found guilty of rape on two occasions in 2016 and of filming himself having intercourse with other women without their knowledge and sharing the footage without their consent......»»
SC imposes jail term, P2M fine on child pornographer
The Supreme Court upheld a ruling that found an individual guilty of violating the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009......»»
EXPLAINER: When does a minor become criminally liable for an offense?
The Supreme Court issues guidelines in its latest decision involving a minor found guilty of homicide.....»»
Jinggoy sees no political color in Sandiganbayan ruling
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada does not see any political color in the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division’s ruling that found him guilty of one count of direct bribery and two counts of indirect bribery over his alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam......»»
Jinggoy convicted of bribery, cleared of ‘pork’ plunder
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has found Sen. Jinggoy Estrada guilty of one count of direct bribery and two counts of indirect bribery over his alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam – placing him in a position where he may eventually be booted out of office, pay fines and be imprisoned......»»
Sandiganbayan acquits Jinggoy Estrada of plunder over PDAF scam
Estrada, however, is found guilty of one count of bribery and two counts of indirect bribery after allegedly pocketing P183 million in kickbacks from ghost projects masterminded by Napoles. .....»»
Unidentified dead man found floating in Tuburan river
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The decomposing body of a man, whose head was covered with a garbage bag, was found floating in a river in Sitio Kaduldulan, Brgy. Mangga, Tuburan town in northwestern Cebu on Thursday, June 6. Police, in a report, said that they received a report from an official of the barangay about.....»»
Mentally-ill man found dead in Argao, Cebu
Mentally-ill man found dead in Argao, Cebu.....»»
2 motorcycles used by robbers in P4.2-M Itogon gold, cash heist found
Itogon town policemen found the two motorcycles used in the P4.2 million worth of gold nuggets and cash heist in Barangay Ucab on Sunday night last week......»»
Calapan City Stores Sell Banned Beauty Creams Laced with Mercury
Quezon City. Pakistan-made beauty creams that have been banned for being contaminated with mercury, a highly toxic chemical, have found their way to the “Green City of Calapan.” During a recent visit to the capital city of Mindoro Oriental Province, the EcoWaste Coalition found at least three cosmetic product stores selling the notoriously toxic Goree […].....»»
NEWS BRIEFS | 25 May 2024
NPA food supply, weapons found in cave in Agusan Sur Guided by residents, Army troops found Tuesday a big cache of food supply and war material hidden in a cave by the New People’s Army in Sibagat town, Agusan del Sur. Lt. Colonel Michel Mortejo, commanding officer of the 65th Infantry Battalion said the troops […].....»»
Girl, 2, reported missing found dead in irrigation canal
The body of a two-year-old girl, who has been reported missing early last week, was found in an irrigation canal near a rice field in Barangay San Pedro in Floridablanca, Pampanga on Thursday......»»