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(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan is expected to come out today, Friday, Dec. 7, with its verdict in the P224.5-million plunder case against former Senator Bong Revilla in connection with the P10-billion pork barrel scam. The First Division is also expected to rule on the cases filed against Revilla’s co-accused, his former chief of staff Richard Cambe and alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles. Apart from Revilla, former Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Juan […]
(Eagle News) — Detained former senator Bong Revilla is running for a Senate seat in 2019. This is according to his party, the Lakas-CMD, which issued a statement on Friday, Oct. 5. “This decision was reached after a series of consultations with his family, close friends, constituents and political leaders,” former Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, Lakas-CMD president, said. According to Romualdez, Revilla’s “passion and dedication to serve the people will bring positive change and help […]
(Eagle News) — House Deputy Speaker Prospero Pichay Jr. on Friday, Sept. 21, said former Senator Bong Revilla was still undecided on whether or not he would run for a Senate seat again in 2019. In an interview over radio dzbb, Pichay said Revilla, who is detained over a pork barrel scam case he is facing, will reveal his plans on Sept. 25. Pichay said Revilla made the announcement after he and several lawmakers from […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has junked the petitions filed by Richard Cambe and Janet Lim Napoles challenging a Sandiganbayan decision that denied them bail. The SC also denied the appeal of former Senator Bong Revilla against a Sandiganbayan freeze order on his assets in connection with the pork barrel scam. According to the High Court, the petitions were denied for “lack of merit.” The cases against Napoles, Revilla and Camber stem from the […]
(Eagle News) — Alleged pork barrel scam whistleblower Marina Sula has recanted her earlier statement against former Senator Bong Revilla, saying she was only told by the prosecution to “corroborate” the statements of Benhur Luy, another alleged whistleblower. Under direct examination in the Sandiganbayan, Sula, an employee of alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles’ JLN Corporation, denied she met Revilla for the implementation of projects funded by the Priority Development Assistance Fund. “Sinabihan […]
Seeks provisional liberty anew (Eagle News) — Former Senator Bong Revilla has filed an urgent motion asking the Supreme Court to stop Sandiganbayan proceedings held in connection with the plunder case filed against him, and to grant him provisional liberty. In arguing for the same in the motion filed on March 16, Revilla, through his lawyers, noted that he has been in detention for 1,371 days since June 20, 2014 even if he had a […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday slammed what she said was the “special treatment” being given to Janet Lim Napoles. Poe made the statement after Napoles was provisionally admitted to the Department of Justice’s Witness Protection Program following her execution of an affidavit supposedly providing additional details about the P10-billion pork barrel scam. “There are requisites for one to be admitted as a state witness, most notable requirements are that the accused does […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has granted a holiday furlough to former Senator Bong Revilla. Apart from Revilla, his former chief of staff Richard Cambe was given a 10-hour furlough by the anti-graft court’s First Division. In separate resolutions, the First Division said Revilla and Cambe could leave their detention cells in Camp Crame from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 24. The division said the two should shoulder all expenses that would have to be […]
