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(Eagle News) — Former First Lady Imelda Marcos said she was not present during the promulgation of her case on Friday, Nov. 9, because her doctor had advised her against “stressful conditions” that would put her at risk. In her motion filed before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division, Marcos said she was, after all, suffering from “multiple organ infirmities.” A medical certificate attached to the motion said the former First Lady was suffering from seven health […]
(Eagle News)– The Sandiganbayan has released a warrant of arrest against former First Lady Imelda Marcos. The Fifth Division issued the same following Marcos’ “unjustified” absence during the promulgation of her case related to the creation of organizations in Switzerland while she was in government on Friday, Nov. 9. During the promulgation, the anti-graft court found Marcos guilty of seven counts of graft. According to the division, “the bonds posted by the accused in the […]
(Eagle News) – The camp of former First Lady Imelda Marcos filed a motion for leave of court on Monday, Nov. 12, so the Ilocos Norte representative can still avail of legal remedies available to her after being convicted for graft by the Sandiganbayan on seven counts. The hearing for the motion was set on Friday, Nov. 16, at 8:30 a.m. While the 89-year old Marcos has already signified the intention of her lawyers to […]
(Eagle News) — Idinepensa ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Oscar Albayalde ang tila pagiging malambot ng PNP sa nakatakdang pag-aresto kay dating First Lady Imelda Marcos na hinatulang guilty ng Sandiganbayan sa pitong kaso ng graft. Ikinukumpara kasi ito sa pagiging agresibo ng PNP sa pag-aresto kay Senador Antonio Trillanes IV noong Oktubre. Ayon kay Albayalde, ikinokonsidera nila ang pagiging babae, may edad at ang kalusugan ng dating unang ginang. “Wala tayong nakikitang magiging […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that it respects the decision of the Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division which convicted former First Lady Imelda Marcos of graft, saying that the verdict was a “good reminder” to all public servants that “public office is a public trust.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that the Palace would not in any way interfere in the case. “The Executive Branch is not in the business of exerting undue interference […]
(Eagle News) – The Sandiganbayan’s Fifth division has found former First Lady Imelda Marcos guilty of seven of 10 counts of graft filed in the court for her alleged financial interests and management of several foundations in Switzerland from 1978 to 1984. Marcos, who is also the incumbent Ilocos Norte Representative Imelda Marcos, was sentenced to a prison term of six to 11 years for each count, or a total of 42 to 77 years […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte again urged businessmen and other Filipino citizens to report to him any government official who is engaged in questionable transactions, especially graft and corruption, saying he is “ready to give you an audience anytime.” Speaking at the concluding ceremonies of the 44th Philippine Business Conference and Expo (PBC&E) at the Manila Hotel on Thusday, Octo. 18, the President again vowed he would strike hard against those engaged in […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has granted former First Gentleman Mike Arroyo’s motion to travel abroad anew. The seventh division allowed Arroyo to travel to Hong Kong and Tokyo, Japan after the prosecution, it said, interposed no objection to the same. According to the division, the P90,000 travel bond posted by Arroyo in January 2013 sufficed for the trip. In April, the Sandiganbayan also allowed Arroyo to go abroad. He faces a graft case over the […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday, Aug. 13, vowed to make the military officials involved in the P17-million health services mess accountable. “It is unfortunate that this happened at a time when the (Department of National Defense) and (Armed Forces of the Philippines) enjoy the trust and confidence of the Filipino people. We will ensure that those responsible will be held fully accountable for their actions,” he said in a statement. In fact, he […]
(Eagle News)– The Office of the President has fired Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang. In its dismissal order signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, the OP said Carandang was guilty of graft and corruption, and betrayal of public trust, but dismissed the charges against Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao Rodolfo Elman and members of the Ombudsman-Mindanao fact-finding team were dismissed for “lack of substantial evidence.” In finding Carandang guilty, the OP noted that in September 2017, Carandang […]
(Eagle News) — Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales on Monday, July 9, said lawyer Edna Batacan was “digging her own grave” in her Judicial and Bar Council interview. “She was digging her own grave because she said she was a victim, she was participant to a payoff so I said if you’re party to corruption, you are corrupt yourself,” Morales said in a television interview. She was apparently making reference to Batacan’s admission she was a party […]
by M Jegathesan Agence France Presse Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested by anti-corruption investigators Tuesday, officials said, the latest dramatic development in a widening graft probe that has engulfed the ex-leader. Najib will be charged Wednesday, a taskforce set up to investigate corruption involving Malaysian state fund 1MDB said in a statement adding the arrest “was made at his home”. The arrest is the latest in a series of stunning moves by […]
