Tag: plunder case

Plunder case vs former immigration commissioners, retired cop re-raffled to Sandiganbayan’s 6th Division

(Eagle News) – The  plunder case filed  against former immigration deputy commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles, and retired police officer Wenceslao “Wally” Sombero Jr. was re-raffled to the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division on Friday, April 6. This was after the Sandiganbayan en banc approved on Thursday the inhibition from the case of  Fourth Division chairperson Associate Justice Alex Quiroz. Quiroz made the move after admitting one of the accused was an “acquaintance.” The Sixth Division […]

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Arroyo co-accused in PCSO plunder case acquitted

(Eagle News) — A co-accused of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in  a case over the alleged misuse of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office P366-million confidential and intelligence funds has been acquitted. This after the Sandiganbayan First Division granted Maria Fatima Valdes’ demurrer to evidence, which sought the dismissal of the case because of the prosecution’s allegedly weak evidence.  In July last year, Arroyo was also acquitted of the charge. In acquitting her, the Supreme […]

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Sandiganbayan receives plunder complaints against Abad

QUEZON City, Philippines, August 10 (Eagle News) — In connection with the ongoing plunder cases related to the PDAF scam, the defense counsel impleaded Budget Secretary Butch Abad as principal accused in the said cases, which is now being heard at the Sandiganbayan. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/qA1RcDZmyz0

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Plunder case filed against Enrile, Estrada, Revilla and Napoles

    MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman proceeded on Friday (June 6) with the filing of plunder and graft charges before the Sandiganbayan, an anti-graft court, against Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Ramon Revilla Jr., and Jinggoy Estrada for the  misuse of congressional funds, commonly known as “pork barrel,” worth billions of pesos. Charged along with the three senators were the alleged brains behind the P10 billion “pork barrel” scam, businesswoman Janet Lim […]

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