Tag: Ill-Gotten Wealth

Palace: Sandiganbayan decision junking P267-million forfeiture case vs former President Marcos, others must be respected, obeyed

(Eagle News)–The Sandiganbayan decision to junk the P267-million ill-gotten wealth case against former President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda should be respected and obeyed, the Palace said. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the executive never interferes in the courts after all. “The rule of law must always prevail in courts regardless of who are the parties,” he said. The Sandiganbayan  dismissed the forfeiture case filed by the Presidential Commission on Good […]

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3rd ill-gotten wealth case lost by PCGG this year: Sandiganbayan junks P267-M forfeiture case vs Marcoses

(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the P267 million forfeiture case filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) against alleged cronies of the late President Ferdinand Marcos and wife, Imelda for lack of evidence. This is the third ill-gotten wealth case filed against the Marcoses by the PCGG that had been junked this year by the anti-graft court. The ₱267.37 million civil case against the Marcoses, their business associates Fe Roa Gimenez […]

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Duterte: Allegations of ill-gotten wealth vs Marcoses not proven until now

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Feb. 27, said there was still no proof the Marcos family had amassed ill-gotten wealth during then-President Ferdinand Marcos’ term as alleged. “Until now, you have not proven anything except to sequester and sell. Hindi mo nga sigurado kung talagang kay Marcos ba ‘yan?” Duterte, a lawyer, said in a speech in Manila. The Marcoses are accused of stealing $5 to $10 billion from government coffers, and […]

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SC upholds Sandiganbayan’s junking of ill-gotten wealth case vs former President Marcos, wife Imelda, others

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court has upheld the Sandiganbayan’s junking of the ill-gotten wealth case filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government against former President Ferdinand Marcos, his wife Imelda, and his alleged cronies. In upholding the anti-graft court’s August 5, 2010 ruling against the Marcoses, construction magnate Rodolfo Cuenca, Manuel Tinio, Victor Africa, Roberto Cuenca, Mario Alfelor, Don Ferry and Oscar Beltran, the SC’s First Division said the “Republic […]

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“Old news,” Malacañang says of Trillanes’ accusation on alleged Duterte ill-gotten wealth

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang dismissed the senate resolution filed by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV which asked the Senate to investigate the alleged ill-gotten wealth of President Rodrigo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. “Lumang tugtugin. Lumang balita para nang sirang plaka,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. He also said that Trillanes’ accusations have been dealt with since the start of the 2016 elections. “This is old news; this is rehashed. He […]

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Escudero: President Duterte may not be summoned if hearing on his “bank accounts” pushes through

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, however, may be asked to attend, Escudero says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte may not be asked to attend  a hearing on his “bank accounts” if that pushes through, Senator Francis Escudero said on Monday. Escudero, chair of the the Senate committee on banks, financial Institutions and currencies, said this was because compelling a President to do the same could result in a “constitutional crisis.” According to Escudero, the president’s […]

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Sara Duterte-Carpio: “I’m starting to believe rumors Trillanes is hooked on something”

That “must have triggered” the senator’s “obsession” with the President, she says (Eagle News) — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Monday said she was starting to believe “rumors” Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was “hooked on something” that triggered his “obsession” with her father, President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte-Carpio made the statement after Trillanes filed a resolution calling for a Senate probe into what he said was the President’s and the Davao vice mayor’s ill-gotten wealth. […]

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Pimentel rejects Trillanes’ renewed bid for probe into President Duterte’s, Sara Duterte’s “bank accounts”

If this is to “make the issue land in the news,” it’s a “tragic waste of time,” Pimentel says By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senate President Koko Pimentel has denied Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s renewed bid to look into the “bank accounts” of President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Sara, a statement that did not suit well with the former Navy officer. “The Senate is not the body for that. We are part of […]

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Trillanes renews calls for probe into President Duterte’s, Sara Duterte’s “bank accounts”

Says he will file reso in Senate on Monday (Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Sunday renewed calls for a probe into  President Rodrigo Duterte’s and Sara Duterte’s “bank accounts,” saying he would file a resolution on Monday for the same. He said there were bank documents under the name of Duterte and his daughter that showed their “undisclosed covered transactions.” He noted a report released by Vera Files that said the President and the […]

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NBI files charges vs Garbo, wife over alleged ill-gotten wealth, other alleged offenses

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The National Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday that it had filed charges  against former Philippine National Police deputy director general Marcelo Garbo and his wife. In a statement, NBI Director Dante Gierran said the former PNP official and his spouse Rosalinda are facing charges for violation of section 7 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for “amassing assets way beyond their legitimate income..” before the Ombudsman. He […]

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Duterte critic Trillanes asked my father to support his 2016 vice presidential bid but was rejected — Sara Duterte

(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV asked then-Davao Mayor and now President Rodrigo Duterte to support his bid for the vice presidency a year before he ran for the post in the 2016 elections. This is according to  the President’s daughter, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who took to Facebook to challenge the senator who has been hurling accusations ranging from ill-gotten wealth to murder at her father and other family members. According to Carpio, at […]

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My family is offering to sign a “quit claim” deed — Bongbong Marcos

Former Senator Bongbong Marcos said on Thursday his family was offering to sign a “quit claim” deed in which they would identify properties and assets they had acquired legally and relinquish their claim to whatever else the government finds. “If the government is saying we are hiding other things, we will help you find it and you can have it,” he said, without providing estimates. Marcos made the pronouncements after President Rodrigo Duterte  said the […]

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