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Bautista’s lawyer promises to submit his client’s affidavit on March 26 By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The arrest order issued against former Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista may be lifted next month. This was after Bautista’s lawyer, Anacleto Diaz, promised to submit his client’s affidavit to the Senate committee on banks on March 26, 2018. The panel led by Senator Francis Escudero is looking into the allegations of undeclared wealth against Bautista, who was again a […]
(Eagle News)—Former President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday denied allegations he and some of his Cabinet officials violated the Omnibus Election Code when they implemented the anti-dengue vaccine program in 2016. In a press briefing after his appearance before the Commission on Elections, Aquino said the vaccine Dengvaxia, which was used for the program, was purchased on March 9, 2016. He said this was way before the 2016 election ban on disbursements specified in the election […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Francis Escudero said on Monday that he would recommend the lifting of the warrant of arrest against former Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista if he complied with one of two conditions. “..Either mag-submit siya ng bank waiver or mag-submit ng detalyadong affidavit na sinasagot ang mga tanong laban sa kanya,” Escudero, chairman of the Senate banks, financial institutions and currencies committee, said he told Bautista’s lawyer, Anacleto Diaz. He said Diaz went […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate has ordered the arrest of former Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista. Senator Francis Escudero said Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Jose Balajadia signed the warrant issued against the former COMELEC chair for his failure to attend Escudero’s committee hearings on Bautista’s alleged unexplained wealth, last Wednesday. Escudero, the chair of the committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies, said the warrants would be forwarded to Bautista’s residences. […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service After failing to attend Monday’s hearing on possible violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, a Senate panel has ordered the arrest of former Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista. Senate committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies chair Francis Escudero cited Bautista in contempt after rejecting the former COMELEC chair’s explanation about why he did not appear in the Senate panel probe. According to Escudero, Bautista lied when he […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista was still a no-show in Monday’s Senate panel’s hearing on his possible violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Act. In a letter submitted to Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, Bautista said he has not yet received any subpoena to make an appearance before the committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies, and only found out about the issuance of the same from news reports. […]
(Eagle News) — Al Parreño has been designated the next acting chairman of the Commission on Elections. Acting COMELEC Chair Christian Robert Lim said Parreño, who is now serving as COMELEC commissioner, will take his place when he retires on Friday. Director Teopisto Elnas, Jr. has been designated as project management director. Meanne Corvera, Eagle News Service
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Commission on Elections Acting Chair Christian Robert Lim on Thursday said the plebiscite for Charter Change can no longer be held in time for the midterm elections in 2019 even if amendments to the Constitution are approved by the two houses of Congress this year. According to Lim, Congress has not allotted a budget for preparations for the plebiscite–where Filipino voters will be asked whether they accept federalism or […]
Escudero says Bautista has been a “consistent no-show” since hearings on possible Anti-Money Laundering Law violations began in August 2017 By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista has been subpoenaed following his repeated failure to attend a Senate panel hearing on possible violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Law. Senator Chief Escudero, chair of the Senate committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies, said that this means that Bautista–who was […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a retired policeman to the board of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, and re-appointed Sheriff Abas as chief of the Commission on Elections. Anselmo Pinili, the President’s former special envoy on transnational crime, replaced Jorge Corpuz, who resigned citing “health reasons.” Pinili’s term of office will expire on June 30, 2018. Abas, meanwhile, was re-appointed after the Commission on Appointments did not act on his appointment in November […]
(Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Tuesday hinted about his “local adversaries” being behind a bomb scare near a plaza in San Juan City where a concert he organized was supposed to be held. “Happening tonight at the Plaza in San Juan! May bomb threat pa! Too much of a coincidence? Desperate moves by local adversaries! Ayaw tumigil. Pero tuloy ang rakrakan!” Ejercito said in a Twitter post. The Zamoras are the senator’s family’s political rivals. […]
(Eagle News) — Former Commission on Elections Andres Bautista was a no-show at Wednesday’s Senate committee hearing on the allegations of undeclared wealth against him. This was despite an invitation sent to his three residences by the Senate committee on banks that is holding the hearings aimed also at looking into possible revisions in the Bank Secrecy Law and the Anti-Money Laundering Act. This is the panel’s second hearing. The first was held on Aug. […]
