Janet Napoles gets 60 years in prison for graft
BUSINESSWOMAN Janet Lim Napoles was convicted by the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court for graft and sentenced to 60 years in prison, according to its ruling that was handed down on Friday.
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64 more years in prison for Napoles, Sandiganbayan rules
MANILA, Philippines — Sandiganbayan on Friday sentenced businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles to 64 years in prison.
UN briefed on women rights in PH
The Philippines judiciary has presented before the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland the efforts being undertaking by the government to enhance and protect women’s rights.
3 ex-TLRC execs convicted for graft
THE Sandiganbayan has convicted three former officials of the state-run Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC) for malversation of public funds and graft arising from the illegal disbursement of P4.8 million worth of government money to an unqualified non-government organization (NGO).
Sandigan lets Enrile file case demurrer
THE Sandiganbayan in separate resolutions has approved the plea of current Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile to file a demurer to evidence in the plunder case against him but denied the same motion filed by his former chief of staff, Jessica Lucila Reyes.
Enrile allowed to seek demurrer on plunder case
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has allowed former senator and incumbent presidential legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile to seek the dismissal of his plunder case in connection with the pork barrel scam, without presenting his defense.
4 former gov’t execs convicted for PDAF misuse
Four former officers of the defunct Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC) have been sentenced to up to 47 years in prison following their conviction for graft and malversation of public funds.
JSCC lays foundation for First Palawan ‘Green Justice Zone’
The Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC), composed of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the Department of Justice, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government, continued its drive to establish Justice Zones across the country as its representatives met with key officials of the Provincial Government of Palawan and Puerto Princesa City on September 27, 2023.