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Ombudsman affirms raps vs ex-DBM execs in Pharmally mess

The Office of the Ombudsman has affirmed its earlier ruling finding probable cause to file graft cases before the Sandiganbayan against former top officials of the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management in connection with the Pharmally procurement mess amounting to P11.5 billion......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama suspended for 6 months

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has been placed under suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman. The state’s anti-graft investigating body on Wednesday, May 8 announced that they ordered to put Rama under preventive suspension for six months. READ MORE: 4 ex-tax mappers pay of Cebu City ‘signed’ but… 4 Cebu.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Ombudsman sacks BFAR chief for graft

Ombudsman Samuel Martires has dismissed Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources director Demosthenes Escoto, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. confirmed yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

Romblon lawmaker, ex-Eastern Samar government cleared in fertilizer scam

Romblon Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona and former Eastern Samar governor Clotilde Salazar have been cleared of graft in connection with the 2004 fertilizer fund scam......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

Philippine graft buster responds

You must know by now that if you’re a businessman in the Philippines, you have to shell out a lot of money to do business in our nation of 114 million......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

FACT CHECK | Self-proclaimed ‘Son of God’ Pastor Apollo Quiboloy indicted in the US in 2021, not 2018

MindaNews fact-checked the claim made by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name, that he and his lawyers have been waiting for the start of his trial for sex trafficking and other crimes in the United States (US), but that the courts have always postponed it since […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

SC: Lorraine Badoy guilty of indirect contempt for red tagging judge

MANILA, Philippines — Loraine Badoy-Partosa, former spokesperson of the government’s anti-insurgency task force, has been found guilty by the Supreme Court (SC) of indirect contempt for red-tagging a Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge. Badoy was ordered to pay a fine of P30,000 and warned against repeating the same or similar acts in the future,.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 29th, 2024

[OPINION] What is needed is culture change, not charter change

'Instead of just tinkering with the system, we need a common frame for understanding and interpreting our own past, for defining who we are and what we stand for as a nation'.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 19th, 2024

Teves gets 15 more days in Timor-Leste

The detention of expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. in East Timor has been extended by a local court for 15 days following a trial on March 23, Teves’ lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 25th, 2024

DFA ordered to cancel expelled solon Arnie Teves’ passport

In a resolution dated February 8, Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 51 ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs to cancel Teves’ passport, citing the former lawmaker’s “designation” by the Anti-Terrorism Council, which served as grounds for the revocation of his documents......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Dutertes feel the heat from ICC, ruling party

“They won’t get me alive for trial outside the Philippines.”.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Prado, Pareja top ITT race

Jermyn Prado, Kim Bonilla and Angelica Mae Altamarino were unbeatable in the women’s races while Nichol Pareja dominated the men’s competitions in individual time trial of the PhilCycling National Championships for Road 2024 in Tuy and Nasugbu in Batangas yesterday......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

SC dismisses Butuan court employee

A clerk at the Butuan City regional trial court has been dismissed from the service for grave misconduct......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2024

Where we stand in achieving women in/for justice in Mozambique, according to one High Court judge

To achieve justice, we need more women in the justice system. The recognition of this need is reflected in General Assembly resolution 75/274, which designates 10 March as the International Day of Women Judges.Today, we hear from Elisa Samuel Boerekamp, a High Court judge and the Director of the Centre for Legal and Judicial Training of Mozambique and a champion of equal rights a.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

Meralco taps fresh import

Only one game is left in Meralco’s schedule before ending its EASL season against the Seoul SK Knights at the Jamsil Students Gymnasium tomorrow night and even as the Bolts are out of contention for a Final Four slot, coach Luigi Trillo brought in a new import 6-9 Alioune Tew to team with 6-7 Shonn Miller for the last stand......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

Dabawenyos to hold huge rally vs cha-cha

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 January)—A crowd of 50,000 is expected to flock Davao City’s main streets on Sunday (January 28) for a prayer rally expressing disapproval against the signature campaign for a people’s initiative (PI) to change the 1987 Constitution, echoing the stand of the Dutertes. Councilor Conrado Baluran, who ran under the Duterte-led […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Cone far from satisfied as Ginebra braces for semis challenge vs San Miguel

For Tim Cone, Ginebra has to be at its best from start to finish if it wants to stand a chance in a semifinal clash against San Miguel after seeing off NorthPort in the quarterfinals.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 20th, 2024

PEACETALK: The Masbate landmining incident three years hence: “One country, two systems” of justice (2)

Second of four parts The Philippine criminal justice system for the investigation, prosecution and trial of criminal offenses and which processes involve mainly the police, the prosecution service and the courts. There are two general levels of investigation:  police investigation, and preliminary investigation by the prosecution service to determine probable cause for bringing cases to […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Almazan, Bates keys for Bolts vs Beermen

It’s going to be a trial by fire for sure against powerhouse San Miguel Beer......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJun 2nd, 2024

Pasay court employee probed over P6 million bribe

Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo yesterday directed Court Administrator Raul Villanueva to look into reports of a Pasay City regional trial court (RTC) employee who allegedly accepted a P6-million bribe......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024