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Ex-DSWD official convicted for misuse of P5 milion pork’ (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has found former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official Honorita Bayudan guilty of malversation and graft over the misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) allocation of former Pasay representative Consuelo Dy in 2007. In an 88-page decision, the anti-graft court sentenced Bayudan to up to 18 years in prison for malversation of public funds under Article 217 of the Revised Penal Code and up to 10 years for violating t
Bonoan remains accused in graft case (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — Former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan will remain as Sen. Jinggoy Estrada’s co-accused in a graft case linked to the flood control controversy. The Sandiganbayan Second Division has affirmed its ruling denying prosecutors’ bid to drop Bonoan as a defendant. Bonoan is accused of conspiring with Estrada to ensure that flood control projects in Bulacan were included in the 2025 national budget. Estrada allegedly received P213.7 million in kickbacks. In a separate plunder
Revilla’s plea for inhibition vs judge junked anew (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has denied for lack of merit the second plea of Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. for Associate Justice Karl Miranda to inhibit himself from the former senator’s malversation case involving an alleged ghost flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan. In a resolution dated Sept. 24, the anti-graft court said Revilla failed to provide clear and convincing evidence that Miranda acted with arbitrariness that would warrant his recusal from the case. “Justice Miranda must p
Baste: I would have blocked GenCorp deals (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte faced the Senate impeachment court yesterday as a hostile witness, reiterating that he was unaware that his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, had a business interest in GenCorp Industries Inc. He told the court that had he known, he would have prohibited the city government from awarding contracts to the company. The mayor took the stand in relation to his sister’s alleged unexplained wealth, including interest in GenCorp, one o
Romualdez seeks bail in plunder case (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — Former House speaker Martin Romualdez has sought bail in his P7.4-billion plunder case involving alleged kickbacks in flood control projects, arguing that the prosecution cannot show strong evidence of his guilt. In his 60-page petition for bail, Romualdez said the Office of the Ombudsman’s resolution indicting him was based on a chain of speculations rather than direct proof of his involvement in the kickback scheme. He said there was no proof that he personally demanded o
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