Tag: pork barrel

Palace welcomes indictment of Napoles, 5 others by US federal grand jury

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Aug. 2, welcomed the indictment of alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles and five others by a United States federal jury for money laundering. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the indictment for conspiracy to commit money laundering, domestic money laundering, and international money laundering of Napoles; her children Jo Christine, Jeane Catherine, James Christopher; brother Reynald Luy Lim, and his wife Ana Marie was a “positive […]

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SC junks Jinggoy Estrada plea for dismissal of PDAF cases vs him

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court has junked former Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s plea for a dismissal of the  cases filed against him in connection with the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam. Voting 6-4, the SC affirmed the Ombudsman’s findings of probable cause for graft and plunder against him. The SC, however, did not make public the justices who voted in favor and against Estrada’s petition. Estrada is accused of pocketing P183.79 million in […]

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SC denies Revilla, Cambe, Napoles petitions in connection with pork barrel case

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has junked the petitions filed by Richard Cambe and Janet Lim Napoles challenging a Sandiganbayan decision that denied them bail. The SC also denied the appeal of former Senator Bong Revilla against a Sandiganbayan freeze order on his assets in connection with the pork barrel scam. According to the High Court, the petitions were denied for “lack of merit.” The cases against Napoles, Revilla and Camber stem from the […]

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Sandiganbayan junks Gigi Reyes’ bail petition

(Eagle  News)–The Sandiganbayan has junked the petition for bail filed by the former chief of staff of ex-Senator Juan Ponce Enrile. In a 16-page resolution, the third division said it denied Gigi Reyes’ plea for lack of merit. According to the division, the evidence of guilt against Reyes was after all strong, citing the testimonies of Marina Sula, Merlina Suñas, Benhur Luy, and Ruby Tuason that she was part of an elaborate scheme to channel millions […]

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DOJ Secretary Guevarra: Napoles has “no actionable right to demand” DOJ detention or custody

(Eagle News) — Newly appointed Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles has no “actionable right to demand detention or custody” from the Department of Justice despite having been provisionally admitted to the Witness Protection Program. According to Guevarra, whose manifestation was submitted to the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Tuesday, April 17, in the first place, Napoles’ provisional coverage “merely signifies that she has yet to complete all the […]

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Sandiganbayan division junks Napoles’ request for transfer to WPP custody

(Eagle News) — A Sandiganbayan division has denied Janet Lim Napoles’ request to be released from detention and to be transferred to Department of Justice custody under the Witness Protection Program. The Fourth Division, which is hearing Napoles’ case in connection with the P224.5-million plunder case involving former Senator Bong Revilla, argued she was in detention for a “lawful cause” considering that her bail petition has already been denied. As such, the Fourth Division argued […]

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Sandiganbayan approves Jinggoy Estrada’s travel bid to US

(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has allowed former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to go on a 31-day trip to the United States. The Fifth Division approved Estrada’s motion to travel from April 30 to May 30 in open court on Monday. In his motion, Estrada had asked that he be allowed to travel from April 21 to May 31 as he had accepted to become  guest speaker of the US Pinoy for Good Governance (USP4GG) annual general membership […]

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Bong Revilla asks SC to stop plunder proceedings in Sandiganbayan

Seeks provisional liberty anew (Eagle News) — Former Senator Bong Revilla has filed an urgent motion asking the Supreme Court to stop Sandiganbayan proceedings held in connection with the plunder case filed against him, and to grant him provisional liberty. In arguing for the same in the motion filed on March 16, Revilla, through his lawyers, noted that he has been in detention for  1,371 days since June 20, 2014 even if he had  a […]

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“Unbelievable, crazy,” says Pimentel on DOJ move to place Napoles under provisional WPP

  By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service   (Eagle News) – Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III described as an “unbelievable, crazy development” the action of the Department of Justice provisionally placing Janet Lim Napoles under the Witness Protection Program. Pimentel said Napoles should not even be considered as a witness in the pork barrel cases because she allegedly masterminded the scam involving the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). “Do some people in the DOJ […]

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Senator Honasan seeks Sandiganbayan nod for HK trip

(Eagle News) — Senator Gringo Honasan on Tuesday asked the Sandiganbayan to allow him to go on a four-day trip to Hong Kong. In a motion for an allow departure order, Honasan said the trip from March 15 to 18 was upon invitation by the Philippine Guardians Brotherhood Inc. – Hong Kong Executive Council (PGBI). He said he would serve as speaker in the PGBI-organized seminars aimed at raising awareness about the plight of Overseas Filipino […]

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Sandiganbayan grants Revilla, Cambe holiday furloughs

(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has granted a holiday furlough to former Senator Bong Revilla. Apart from Revilla, his former chief of staff Richard Cambe was given a 10-hour furlough by the anti-graft court’s First Division. In separate resolutions, the First Division said Revilla and Cambe could leave their detention cells in Camp Crame from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 24. The division said the two should shoulder all expenses that would have to be […]

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Sandiganbayan junks Syjuco’s appeal for dismissal of graft, malversation cases vs him

(Eagle News) –The Sandiganbayan has junked former Iloilo Rep. Augusto Syjuco Jr.’s appeal of an earlier decision that rejected his plea for the dismissal of the graft and malversation cases filed against him. The Special Fifth Division said in a four-page resolution promulgated on December 15 that it sees “no cogent reason” to reverse its Sept. 13 resolution that ruled the trial in connection with Syjuco’s alleged misuse of pork barrel funds in 2000 should push through […]

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