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(Eagle News) — Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Sandiganbayan for permission to go on a “long-desired family bonding” in Hong Kong. In a five-page motion, Estrada told the fifth division the trip–which if allowed would be from December 26 to 31—was something he promised his family. “After accused-movant was allowed bail, the family has been longing for bonding outside of the country. The…holidays would be the most opportune time to have this,” he […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has allowed former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to go to Singapore but subject to certain conditions. In a two-page resolution made public on Friday, the fifth division, where Estrada is facing a complaint over the alleged pork barrel scam, granted the former senator’s motion that he be allowed to accompany his father, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, in his appointment with Dr. Premkumar Pillay of the Singapore Brain-Pine Nerves Center at Mount […]
(Eagle News) — Let’s be honest. This was the message of Senator Ping Lacson to lawmakers amid assurances there was no pork in the 2018 national budget. “That’s what the Department of Budget and Management and the House appropriations committee always say before, during and after our budget deliberations..(but) how do you explain (certain things)?” he asked. He said there were, for instance, “big lump sums” in several agencies such as the Department of Public […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said he would create a new task force that will look into the alleged pork barrel scam and the disbursement acceleration program. Aguirre said it was still unclear what the composition of the task force would be. “We are going to conduct the investigation without being influenced by anybody,” Aguirre said, noting that he believed selective justice was practised in the prosecution of certain personalities in the previous administration. […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang assured the public that there is no whitewash in the cases involving controversial pork barrel personality, Janet Lim Napoles, as it dismissed accusations that there was a deal between her and the government. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that the Court of Appeals decision to acquit Napoles on the illegal detention case filed against her by whistleblower Benhur Luy has “no direct impact on her pork-barrel cases.” “Government is clear that there is […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has allowed detained former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to attend his father’s birthday celebration on April 19. In a two-page decision, the fifth division said it was granting the former senator’s March 28 motion “in recognition of deeply embedded Filipino customs and traditions, covering respect and regard to parents and the elderly.” It noted that Estrada “appears to have complied with all the conditions of his detention and no serious adverse […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the disbarment complaint filed by Greco Belgica against Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales for “lack of merit.” In a press conference, SC spokesperson Theodore Te said that in “unanimously” dismissing the March 24 complaint filed by the former Manila City Councilor, the SC took note of “previous dispositions” in other similar petitions that “reiterate the same rule.” Belgica had alleged in the complaint that Morales had violated the Code of […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of cases against former Misamis Oriental Rep. Prospero Nograles for his alleged involvement in the “anomalous utilization” of P10 million worth of priority development assistance funds. In a statement on Tuesday, the Ombudsman said Nograles, who also became speaker of the House of Representatives, was set to be indicted for violation of the AntiGraft and Corrupt Practices Act (three counts), for malversation (one count), […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte defended on Monday the Office of the Solicitor General’s move to recommend the dismissal of the serious illegal detention case filed against Janet Lim Napoles, but stopped short of naming her a state witness to prosecute others allegedly involved in the P10-billion pork barrel scam. “Totoo naman. The circumstances would show. (Benhur Luy) was not restrained at all. If you ever followed the story, the solicitor general is right. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Senate leadership denied that there were pork barrel insertions in the 2017 budget. Senate President Aquilino Pimentel made the denial after Senator Panfilo Lacson stated that the 2017 budget included hundreds of millions of pesos set aside for projects of senators. Pimentel insisted that senators identifying projects before the approval of the national budget was not against the Constitution. Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations Rep. Karlo […]
(Eagle News) — Pinayagan ng Sandiganbayan (SB) Fourth Division na makapagpiyansa sina Masbate Governor Rizalina Seachon-Lañete at binansagang “Pork Barrel Queen” Janet Lim-Napoles kaugnay ng kanilang kasong plunder at graft dahil sa maanomalyang paggamit ng Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) o pork barrel. Para sa anti-graft court, mahina ang mga ebidensyang naipresinta ng prosekusyon para sa mga akusado. Ayon din sa korte, kalahating milyong piso ang magiging bail bond ng bawat akusado sa kaso. Dahil […]
The request of alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles to be excused from her bail hearing was denied.
