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(Eagle News)–The testimonies in the Senate against Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde can be used as bases for the filing of charges against him, Senator Richard Gordon said. Gordon made the statement after retired general Rudy Lacadin told a joint Senate panel looking into the issue of ninja cops that Albayalde called him upon learning he was probing the 2013 Pampanga drug raid of 13 policemen, and told him “onti lang naman napunta sa […]
(Eagle News)–The joint Senate panel looking into the problems in the Bureau of Corrections has ordered the release of two BuCor personnel they had cited for contempt for supposedly lying. Ordered released on Wednesday, Oct. 9, were Insp. Maria Benilda Bansil and C02 Veronica Buño. “Pursuant to the provision on the order of arrest that they will be released if and when they cleanse themselves of the contumacious conduct and testify truthfully, the committee hereby […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate panel that cited in contempt and ordered detained three of its resource persons for “continuously lying” in its inquiry into the problems in the Bureau of Corrections has ordered them released. The order of release of BuCor legal unit chief Fredric Anthony Santos, BuCor records section chief Ramoncito Roque and New Bilibid Prison hospital doctor Ursicio Cenas was signed by justice and human rights chair Richard Gordon and was dated Sept. 19, […]
(Eagle News)–The three resource persons who were cited in contempt by a Senate panel probing the problems in the. Bureau of Corrections have sought the help of the Court of Appeals and filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In filing the petition on Wednesday, Sept. 18, Ramoncito Roque, Fredric Anthony Santos and Ursicio Cenas said the blue ribbon committee violated their right to due process when it supposedly did not give them […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Special Assistant to the President Bong Go on Monday reiterated he did not intervene in the frigates acquisition project of the Philippine Navy, and that he was only being linked to the supposed controversy as part of plans to destroy the reputation of the current administration. “I speak before this committee…primarily for the purpose of clearing my name and ultimately for the purpose of getting to the bottom of […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista was still a no-show in Monday’s Senate panel’s hearing on his possible violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Act. In a letter submitted to Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, Bautista said he has not yet received any subpoena to make an appearance before the committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies, and only found out about the issuance of the same from news reports. […]
The Senate Committee on Local Government may seek the attendance of Nur MIsuari on its hearing of the Bangsamoro bill.
