Tag: Presidential Commission on Good Government

Duterte approves PCGG proposal to auction off P704.8-million Hawaii jewelry collection

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the Presidential Commission on Good Government’s proposal to auction off the P704.8-million Hawaii jewelry collection. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the revelation in an interview with reporters on Thursday, May 30. Panelo and other Cabinet members are on a working visit to Japan with President Duterte. “Sabi ni Presidente kagabi na payag na makinabang ang taumbayan doon sa mga jewelry. So tinanong ko siya, ‘Are you going to give […]

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Duterte: Allegations of ill-gotten wealth vs Marcoses not proven until now

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Feb. 27, said there was still no proof the Marcos family had amassed ill-gotten wealth during then-President Ferdinand Marcos’ term as alleged. “Until now, you have not proven anything except to sequester and sell. Hindi mo nga sigurado kung talagang kay Marcos ba ‘yan?” Duterte, a lawyer, said in a speech in Manila. The Marcoses are accused of stealing $5 to $10 billion from government coffers, and […]

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Guevarra believes PCGG, OGCC should be under DOJ

(Eagle News)– For Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the Presidential Commission on Good Government and the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel should be under the Department of Justice. Guevarra added, however, that he “respect(s)” the decision of the House of Representatives to approve House Bill 7376. The bill, which was approved on third and final reading on Tuesday, May 15,  aims to “eliminate the overlapping of functions and consolidate the legal services in the government into one…” […]

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House approves bill seeking for abolition of PCGG

(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 15, approved on third and final reading a bill seeking for the abolition of the Presidential Commission on Good Government. With a vote of 162-10, the Lower House approved House Bill No. 7376 that transfers the powers of the PCGG to the Office of the Solicitor General instead. The powers of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel were also transferred to the OSG under the bill authored […]

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Former PCGG chair arrested for graft, malversation

(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 […]

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Sen. Bongbong attributes PCGG’s online exhibit of his family’s jewelries to politics

Senator Bongbong Marcos has attributed to politics the staging of an online exhibition of the Marcos jewelry collection that was seized by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) in the aftermath of the people power revolution that toppled the government of his father, the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos. The PCGG’s online exhibit titled “virtual jewelry exhibit, a story of excesses: what could have fueled a nation’s development” began on March 16. The PCGG said […]

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Philippines puts Marcos jewel images online to teach about graft

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine authorities are staging an online exhibition of jewelry owned by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family to try to educate a new generation about the corruption of that era. The postings on Facebook and Twitter by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) come as the family tries to extend its political comeback in elections in May. “The PCGG will be posting selected jewelry items to show and remind […]

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Human rights group asks presidential bets about their position on Marcos’ ill gotten wealth

MANILA, Philippines – Human-rights group asked the presidential candidates about their plans regarding the recovery of the alleged ill-gotten wealth of the Marcos family. The Presidential Commission on Good Government already recovered $4 billion of said wealth. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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