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Co-accused Eirene Mae Tatad does not enter plea (Eagle News) — Customs fixer Mark Ruben Taguba II on Friday, April 27, pleaded not guilty to the illegal drug charges filed against him in connection with the P6.4-billion shabu mess. His co-accused, Eirene Mae Tatad, owner of EMT Trading, the consignee of the shabu shipment refused to enter a plea before Branch 46 of the Manila Regional Trial Court. This prompted Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa to enter […]
(Eagle News) — A Manila court has deferred the arraignment of two accused in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess. Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa reset the arraignment of Mark Taguba and Eirene May Tatad to February 23, pending resolution of a petition for review of the drug importation charges filed against them at the Department of Justice. The judge also asked the prosecution to comment on Tatad’s motion to quash. Estacio-Montesa […]
(Eagle News) — Another personality charged in connection with the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess has been arrested, while another two are slated to surrender, the National Bureau of Investigation said on Friday. Initial information provided by the National Bureau of Investigation said Eirene May Tatad was nabbed in Iloilo. Tatad will be brought to Manila for the return of the warrant of arrest issued by the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46, the NBI said. […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service One of the personalities charged in connection with the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess maintained his innocence on Thursday, a day after he was arrested by authorities. “Inosente tayo. Wala tayong dapat ikatakot. Alam kong mananalo kami,” Mark Taguba told the media at the National Bureau of Investigation headquarters where he has been detained since his arrest on Wednesday night. He said his defense was airtight, but refused to detail what […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has filed another criminal case against the nine people linked to the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess. Charged for transportation and delivery of dangerous drugs under Section 5 of Republic Act 9165 were self-confessed Customs fixer Mark Ruben Taguba II, Philippine Hongfei Logistics Group of Companies Inc. chairman Chen Ju Long, also known as Richard Tan or Richard Chen, Li Guang Feng, also known as Manny Li, and businessman Dong Yi […]
(Eagle News) — Two respondents in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment that entered via Customs express lanes in May tried to leave the country. In separate press conferences, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre and Bureau of Immigration spokesperson Atty. Ma. Antonette Mangrobang named the respondents as Richard Tan and Kenneth Dong. Aguirre said Tan tried to bribe immigration officers, but “he wasn’t successful.” “..Our senior supervision officers rejected the bribe being offered,” Aguirre said. Mangrobang, for […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Bureau of Internal Revenue has filed tax evasion complaints against businessman Kenneth Dong and Mark Taguba, who were both implicated in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess in May. BIR commissioner Caesar Dulay said the charges against Yi Shen Dong, Dong’s real name, stem from his failure to pay taxes amounting to P11.4 million from 2003 to 2017. Dulay said Dong himself admitted in congressional hearings that he never […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s son and son-in-law have sued Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for damages over his statement linking the two to the entry of a P6.4-billion shabu shipment in the country via Customs express lanes in May. Quoting a Davao court official, a GMA 7 report said Paolo Duterte and Mans Carpio filed the charges on December 27. The filing comes days after the younger Duterte resigned from his post as vice […]
(Eagle News) — One of the personalities facing criminal charges over the P6.4-billion shabu shipment that slipped through the country via Customs express lanes in May tried to leave the Philippines on Thursday. Immigration spokesperson Antonette Mangrobang said Chen Ju Long, alias Richard Tan or Richard Chen was, however, denied departure by the Bureau of Immigration as he tried to board China Eastern Air flight # 5046 at the Clark International Airport. She said Chen, the owner of […]
