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(Eagle News) — Walang plano ang Malacañang na hadlangan ang Office of the Ombudsman sa isasagawang imbestigasyon sa mga umano’y tagong yaman ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella na malinaw ang pahayag ni Pangulong Duterte na malaya ang sinuman na kalkalin ang kanyang kayamanan. Ayon kay Abella, nagtitiwala ang Malacañang sa pagiging impartial ng Office of the Ombudsman. Nag-ugat ang isyu sa mga umano’y tagong yaman ng Pangulo batay sa mga […]
(Eagle News) — Nanindigan si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na hindi ito pipirma ng waiver upang ilantad ang nilalaman ng kanyang bank accounts. Matatandaang, una nang ibinunyag ni Senador Antonio Trillanes ang pagkakaroon umano ng Pangulo ng mga bank account na naglalaman ng bilyong piso at inakusahan pa ang Pangulo na di pagdedeklara ng kanyang 211 million savings account sa Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). “If Trillanes wants to find something of fault with me, […]
(Eagle News) — Take a leave of absence or resign. This was the message of the six commissioners of the Commission on Elections to their embattled chief, Andres Bautista. In a statement on Thursday, Commissioners Christian Robert Lim, Rowena Guanzon, Luie Tito Guia, Arthur Lim, Sheriff Abas and Al Parreno urged Bautista to do either or “for the sake of his career, and most importantly, for the sake of his family, particularly his four innocent […]
(Eagle News) — The wife of Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista has been given “provisional admission” to the Witness Protection Program. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said he signed Patricia Bautista’s certificate for such on Friday, after she “freely and voluntarily” sought to be included in the WPP in the morning. The female Bautista had said her husband, from whom she has been estranged, could have amassed over P1 billion worth of ill-gotten wealth. She […]
(Eagle News) — Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista has filed criminal charges against his wife. In a chance interview on Wednesday, Bautista said among the charges he filed against Patricia Bautista were robbery, extortion and grave coercion. He said the charges were filed before the Taguig Prosecutors Office. Bautista refused to give more details, saying this was a private and legal matter that should not be discussed. The Comelec chief’s wife has said he […]
“I am the victim here,” he says (Eagle News) — Commission on Elections Andres Bautista denied the allegations hurled against him by his estranged wife, saying he was the real victim. In a television interview, Bautista said his wife “ransacked” his home several months ago, and that she “stole” passbooks and other bank documents, among others. He said that these were altered and were being used as bases for the allegations of ill-gotten wealth against him. […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Tito Sotto is seeking an investigation into allegations of possible ill-gotten wealth made against Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista. In Resolution No.456, Sotto directed the blue ribbon committee to look into the allegations made by Patricia Bautista that the Comelec chief might have amassed nearly P1 billion worth of ill-gotten wealth. “The Commission on Elections, as a constitutional body, must not only be compliant with the laws ensuring honesty and integrity […]
