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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AFP) — Scandal-tainted former Malaysian leader Najib Razak arrived Tuesday at the anti-corruption agency for questioning over a massive financial scandal that helped to bring down his long-ruling regime. Najib’s coalition suffered a shock defeat at the May 9 poll, beaten by a reformist alliance led by Mahathir Mohamad, which broke their six-decade stranglehold on power. Mahathir, who first served as premier from 1981-2003 and came out of retirement aged 92 to take […]
PEKAN, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s scandal-tainted former leader Sunday denied he stole public funds and complained of the way he has been treated since he unexpectedly lost power in a stunning election defeat. Striking a defiant tone in the face of a deepening corruption investigation, Najib Razak urged his political party to “fight on” after it was toppled in the May 9 vote by a political coalition that had focused on the allegations against him. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, urged foreign businessmen to invest in the country, as he revealed plans to set up a hotline where they could report any irregularities when they deal with the government. “And if you have any misgivings, just call me. Especially if it’s about corruption, I will give you time to talk to me,” he said. He urged the businessmen not to give in to the demands […]
(Eagle News) — Ifugao Rep. Teodoro Baguilat Jr. has asked the Sandiganbayan to dismiss the graft case filed against him. The case stems from his purchase of an allegedly overpriced second-hand vehicle—worth P900,000—when he was governor. In seeking the dismissal of the case, Baguilat, in a seven-page motion filed before the fifth division, said there was an “inordinate delay” on the part of the Ombudsman in filing such, “thereby violating (his) Constitutional right.” Baguilat noted […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak has admitted receiving $100,000 from the state spy agency while still in office, reports said Thursday after he faced a marathon interrogation by prosecutors over corruption allegations. Lee returned home Thursday after lengthy questioning as he became the last of the country’s living ex-leaders to be embroiled in a criminal inquiry. He denied most corruption charges but admitted taking the off-book funds from the […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has denied former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay’s bid for the graft and falsification charges filed against him to be dismissed. The Third Division junked Binay’s motion to quash the charges filed against him in connection with the bidding of Phases IV and V of the Makati City Hall Building II, citing “lack of merit.” “The issue as to whether he indeed committed any of the acts mentioned in the said (information) […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said someone should be held accountable for the Malampaya fund gas mess. “Alam mo ang malas ng Pilipinas? Ewan ko, Diyos lang ang makasagot nito. Ang Indonesia, may oil. Brunei, may oil. Ang Malaysia, may oil. Tayo, wala. Kokonti lang gas natin [Malampaya] kinurakot,” he said in a speech in Camp General Adriano Hernandez, Dingle, Iloilo. He said “somebody has to account for the loss” of funds. […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of former President Benigno Aquino III will “discuss ways forward” following the Supreme Court’s order to temporarily halt proceedings in connection with the cases filed against him because of the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015. In an interview with CNN Philippines on Friday, Abigail Valte, Aquino’s spokesperson, said this was because “at this point, we can’t really tell (if the order is a positive development).” Earlier, Aquino asked the Sandiganbayan […]
(Eagle News) — The Ombudsman has ordered the filing of graft charges against commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission after they supposedly favored Manila Electric Co. when they extended the competitive selection process deadline for the filing of power supply agreements in 2015. Commissioners Alfredo Non, Gloria Victoria Yap-Taruc, Josefina Patricia Asirit, and Geronimo Sta. Ana were also suspended for a year without pay after they were found liable for “conduct prejudicial to the best interest of […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang on Monday revealed that Dangerous Drugs Board Chief Dionisio Santiago was dismissed over allegations he went on junkets and received gifts from drug personalities. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was apart from the critical comments Santiago made to the media against the mega rehabilitation center. The allegations of corruption were made by the DDB Employees Union that sent a letter to the Office of the President […]
(Eagle News) — Militant groups on Monday filed criminal charges against former Department of Trade and Communications Secretary Emilio Abaya and several others over an allegedly anomalous P3.8-billion maintenance contract for the Metro Rail Transit 3. Abaya, former MRT General Manager Roman Buenafe, former Undersecretary Rene Limcaoco, Jose Rodante Sabayle, Maria Cecilia Natividad, Eldonn Uy, Elizabeth Velasco, Belinda Ong Tan, Catherine Gonzales, Edwin Lopez, Oscar Bongon, Brian Velasco and Chae Gue Shim, Ofelia Astrera, Charissa Eloisa Opulencia face charges […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said he would order the dismissal of public officials who went on unauthorized trips with public funds next week. Duterte made the announcement during a speech in Davao City. “A number of them are lined up to be fired. Those who went out of the country to waste the money without permission of the authorities, in this case, the President, they have to go,” Duterte said. He […]
