Probe of Dengvaxia raps set
The Department of Justice (DoJ) is set to conduct next year the preliminary investigation of the sixth batch of complaints over the deaths of those who received the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento revealed this Saturday after the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) filed the sixth batch of complaints before the DoJ last […].....»»
Quiboloy told to face Senate probe on sex raps
A lawyer for televangelist Apollo Quiboloy has received the copy of a subpoena requiring him to appear in the next Senate hearing on the allegations that he had repeatedly raped several of his former followers, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on Friday. A copy of the document that Hontiveros shared with Senate reporters showed that the summon was received.....»»
Sandigan upholds Dengvaxia raps vs Garin, 4 others
The Sandiganbayan has denied motions to dismiss filed by former health secretary Janette Garin and four former and incumbent officials over the allegedly anomalous P3.556-billion dengue mass vaccination program of the Aquino administration from 2010 to 2016......»»
Duterte absent again at second preliminary probe on grave threat raps
Castro said that the former president submitted his counter-affidavit in Davao City to which he also subscribed before a prosecutor......»»
Former Iloilo solon hurdles graft charges
The Sandiganbayan announced on Friday that it has cleared former Iloilo lawmaker Niel Tupas Jr. of graft and malversation raps over the alleged anomalous utilization of his P4.8-million pork barrel funds to a non-government organization in 2008. In a 99-page ruling dated 13 September but was released only on Friday, the anti-graft court’s Special Fourth Division found Tupas not guilty of breaching Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (RA 3019) and Malversation through Falsification of Public Documents. His co-accused, Rhodora Mendoza and Romulo Relevo, ex-administrative and finance head, and ex-general services unit head respectively, of the now-defunct National Agri-Business Corporation or NABCOR, were also acquitted of the same charges for failure of the prosecution to prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Filed by the Ombudsman in 2018, the case stemmed from the supposed misuse of Tupas’ Priority Development Assistance Fund worth P4,850,000 in 2008, supposedly intended to fund agricultural livelihood programs for Iloilo farmers. The funds were supposed to buy hand tractors, water pumps and grafted fruit seedlings, according to the Ombudsman. Tupas was accused of funneling his pork barrel to dubious NGO Kabuhayan at Kalusugan Alay Para sa Masa Foundation Inc. by utilizing the NABCOR as an intermediary. According to the Ombudsman, Tupas “unilaterally chose” and “indorsed” KKAMFI as a project partner to implement his livelihood projects for his district, notwithstanding that the foundation was “unaccredited” and “unqualified” to undertake such. Tupas and his co-respondents were accused of acting with manifest partially and evident bad faith by giving unwarranted benefits and advantages to the KKAMFI. The probe revealed that NABCOR and KKMFI entered into a memorandum of agreement on the purported implementation of Tupas’ PDAF-funded projects. NABCOR’s Mendoza and Relevo facilitated the disbursement of P4,850,000 to the foundation. The post Former Iloilo solon hurdles graft charges appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Onion price manipulators face raps
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla yesterday said charges are set to be filed on Monday against perpetrators behind the smuggling and price manipulation of onions. He said they have charges to be filed but they opted to move it on Monday, 18 September. Remulla said some investigators requested to file the other raps on Monday for price manipulation, profiteering, and other crimes related to the onion price manipulation and smuggling crisis the country had for the past two months. He said the National Bureau of Investigation and an undersecretary of the DoJ will handle the matter. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in July ordered the DOJ and NBI to investigate the smuggling of onions and other agricultural products. In his State of the Nation Address, Marcos even warned agri-smugglers that their “days are numbered” as he blamed hoarders for the rising prices of agricultural products. “One of the reasons of rising prices is the presence of smugglers, hoarders and manipulators of agricultural products. We will look for them and file complaints against them,” Marcos said. According to the Presidential Communications Office, Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo said in a Memorandum to the President that there was substantial evidence pointing to the existence of an onion cartel which could be behind the surge in onion prices in 2022. “I have just given instructions to the DOJ and the NBI to initiate an investigation into the hoarding, smuggling, [and] price fixing of agricultural commodities,” Marcos said in a video message. “And this is stemming from the hearing that we've conducted in the House, specifically by Congresswoman Stella Quimbo and the findings that they came up with,” Quimbo added. The President, who is also the secretary of agriculture, stressed the importance of these findings as sufficient grounds to initiate a probe, citing the need to address what amounts to economic sabotage. He said this is the reason they are going to be very, very strict about finding the people and making sure that they are brought to justice. The DoJ was prompted to create the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Task Force, which includes the Bureau of Customs and the Department of Agriculture. The post Onion price manipulators face raps appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Probe graft raps vs LRTA execs, COA urged
The Office of the Ombudsman has asked the Commission on Audit to look into the graft charges filed against former Light Rail Transit Authority administrator Jeremy Regino, current LRTA chief Hernando Cabrera as well as seven other former and incumbent officials in connection with the allegedly anomalous contract for the upgrade of LRT Line 2......»»
Flex Fuel execs face raps; Manzano cleared
Syndicated estafa charges were filed by the National Bureau of Investigation against Flex Fuel Corporation president Ildefonso Medel Jr. over allegations of fraud raised by the company’s co-owners but cleared actor Luis “Lucky” Manzano. The 11 other officers of Flex Fuel were also charged by the NBI Anti-Fraud Division before the Taguig Prosecutors Office. Manzano, Flex Fuel’s former co-owner/chairman, previously said that he consulted the NBI as early as September last year regarding Flex Fuel’s failure to meet its obligations with its co-owners and investors. The actor-host was facing an NBI probe after several investors accused him of estafa over a failed co-ownership scheme offered by Flex Fuel Petroleum Corp. where the actor sat as board chairman. The report stated that 100 investors failed to recover their investment of nearly P1 million each and at least five of them lodged a complaint with the NBI. Manzano was not among those charged, although he was one of the incorporators of the company, as he had already resigned and was no longer connected to Flex Fuel in 2021, when some of the complainants invested money. Based on the NBI’s investigation, the company allegedly solicited investment money from victims with the promise of making them partners in gasoline stations, but this promise was not fulfilled. The post Flex Fuel execs face raps; Manzano cleared appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
DOJ sets preliminary probe into raps vs Bantag, others in Percy Lapid case
Preliminary investigation proceedings are set on November 23 and December 5, Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento said Monday......»»
Dengvaxia raps filed vs Duque, Garin
The Public Attorney’s Office yesterday filed cases before the Department of Justice over the Dengvaxia vaccine that allegedly resulted in the deaths of 99 people......»»
PAO threatens Garin, Duque with 102 criminal raps
The Public Attorney’s Office on Friday threatened to file 102 new criminal cases before the Department of Justice against ex-health chief Janette Garin, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and executives of Sanofi Pasteur Inc. for the deaths of 101 school children and the illness of a survivor who were inoculated with Dengvaxia vaccine......»»
PhilHealth probe report: Morales faces raps, Duque spared
The multi-agency task force that investigated alleged anomalies in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. has recommended the filing of multiple criminal and administrative charges against resigned PhilHealth president and CEO Ricardo Morales and several senior officials of the agency, mostly members of the executive committee......»»
Tarlac POGO hub raid: Raps filed vs 8 Chinese
Criminal complaints were filed yesterday against eight Chinese who were arrested during a raid at a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Bamban, Tarlac on Wednesday......»»
‘Probe ex-lawmaker over disrespectful remarks vs First Lady’
An official of the Bureau of Immigration yesterday asked the Supreme Court to investigate and look into the possible disbarment of former Biliran representative Glenn Chong over his alleged “reprehensible remarks” against First Lady Liza Marcos......»»
Senate probe ‘incriminatory’, says Quiboloy’s lawyer on why he won’t attend it
MANILA, Philippines — “Incriminatory.” This was how the camp of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy looked at him attending the Senate hearing. So this was why Quiboloy remained to not incline to attend the hearing. This would compromise his client’s appearance, said Quiboloy, through his lawyer, Melanio Balayan. “We still believe that the.....»»
‘Kababuyan!’: Sharon Cuneta backs Kiko Pangilinan’s cyber libel raps vs content creators
“Megastar” Sharon Cuneta shared her reaction to politician husband Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s filing of cyber libel to video bloggers or vloggers over alleged malicious videos......»»
Cops in arrest of film director face raps
The Philippine National Police has filed administrative cases against the PNP officers who arrested film director Jade Castro and his three companions for the burning of a modern jeep in Catanauan, Quezon on Jan. 31......»»
Kiko Pangilinan files cyber libel raps vs YouTuber, Google over malicious videos
Kiko Pangilinan said that the owner of the YouTube channel “Bungangera TV” had posted libelous videos on the video platform that involved the former senator’s family......»»
Lawmakers seek probe on students rights violations in UST
Lawmakers at the House of Representatives filed a resolution urging an investigation into several reported instances of censorship and restrictions allegedly imposed on students at the University of Santo Tomas......»»
Senate probe sought on smuggling of luxury cars
Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate ways and means committee, said that the Senate investigation aims to determine "revenue leaks" from the smuggling of luxury cars......»»
FARMGATE PRICES LOW | Lacson backs DA probe on possible pork price manipulation
FARMGATE PRICES LOW | Lacson backs DA probe on possible pork price manipulation.....»»