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(Eagle News)-The Court of Appeals has reinstated murder charges against former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes over the death of environmentalist Gerry Ortega. In its amended decision promulgated on Nov. 29, the special former eleventh division, special division of five, also ordered the arrest of Reyes, who had been cleared by the appellate court in January last year, citing lack of sufficient evidence for a finding of probable cause for his indictment. For this, the then-former […]
(Eagle News) — After being cleared by the Court of Appeals of any involvement in the killing of Gerry Ortega and being released from detention, state prosecutors moved for former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes to be re-arrested and detained, this time in connection with a graft case. In a three-page omnibus motion, the Ombudsman asked the Sandiganbayan to reconsider its decision to grant bail to Reyes while his appeal over his conviction for violation of […]
(Eagle News)– The Palace will seek for a reversal of a Court of Appeals decision that saw former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes cleared of charges in connection with the killing of environmentalist Gerry Ortega in 2011. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the executive branch would file a motion for reconsideration in particular. “We will exercise all legal options to reverse this decision of the Court of Appeals,” Roque, who was a lawyer for the Ortegas, […]
(Eagle News)– Former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes has been released from jail. This was after the Court of Appeals ruled that the regional trial court had erred in filing the murder complaint against him. The complaint was in connection with the death of environmentalist Gerry Ortega in 2011. Apart from Ortega, also indicted were his brother, former Coron Mayor Mario Reyes, and others previously connected with the provincial government.
(Eagle News) — Former Palawan governor Joel Reyes was convicted of graft by the Sandiganbayan and sentenced to six to eight years in prison. The Third Division also barred Reyes from public service after it found him guilty of granting unwarranted benefit to Olympic Mines and Development Corp. (OMDC) when he renewed its mining permit. According to the anti-graft court in its decision promulgated on Aug. 29, the permit was renewed and made valid […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has junked a case filed against former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes in connection with the fertilizer fund scam. In a 14-page decision, Associate Justice Rafael Lagos, chair of the fifth division, said the more than 10 years it took for the graft case to be filed against the former governor was a ground for it to be dismissed. A complaint was lodged against Reyes in the Ombudsman in 2004. The Ombudsman […]
