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(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has convicted former Isabela governor Grace Padaca of malversation and graft. Padaca was sentenced to 12 to 14 years in prison for malversation, and six to ten years in prison for graft. She was also ordered to pay the Isabela government P18 million. The charges filed against her stem from a P25-million contract granted to Economic Development for Western Isabela and Northern Luzon Foundation, Inc. (EDWINLFI) for the province’s rice […]
(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) — Former Presidential Commission on Good Government Chair Camilo Sabio was arrested on Tuesday based on outstanding warrants issued by the Sandiganbayan for graft and malversation of funds. The 82-year-old Sabio — who is facing the charges in the fourth and fifth divisions — was taken to the National Bureau of Investigation in Manila, where he underwent the booking process. The Sandiganbayan sentenced Sabio to serve a maximum of 12 years imprisonment for the […]
