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THE Sandiganbayan has allowed a former officer of the Department of Finance (DOF) to adopt the testimonies of witnesses in other cases before a different division and the documents they identified as part of her defense in 16 corruption charges over the objections of government prosecutors.
THE Sandiganbayan Fifth Division will issue its decision on the P183 million plunder charge against Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada and his co-accused this morning, nine years and seven months after the case was filed by the Office of the Ombudsman.
THE Sandiganbayan has ordered the dismissal of multiple corruption charges against two co-accused of former Maguindanao Governor Sajid Ampatuan following receipt of certifications from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) that both have died.
FORMER Health Secretary now House deputy majority leader Janette Garin (Iloilo) and her co-defendants have failed to halt proceedings in graft and technical malversation charges filed against them late last year by the Office of the Ombudsman.
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon yesterday afternoon formally filed her motion for reconsideration asking the Office of the Ombudsman to set aside its December 7, 2023 resolution finding probable cause in the complaint filed against her for alleged premature disclosure of confidential information.
FORMER Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon yesterday said she will file a motion for reconsideration today to seek the recall of the December 7, 2023 resolution of the Office of the Ombudsman indicting her on two counts of violation of Section 3 (k) of RA 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, for alleged disclosure of confidential information.
THE Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of two graft cases against former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Amelia Guanzon based on a complaint filed on May 27, 2022 by lawyer Ferdinand Topacio and Diego Magpantay of the Citizen’s Crime Watch (CCW).
SANTA Ignacia, Tarlac revenue collector Joseph Pattawi has failed to persuade the Sandiganbayan to reverse its November 2023 ruling that upheld his conviction on a charge of malversation of public funds.