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THE Sandiganbayan Third Division has convicted 15 former executives of three government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) and two officers of non-government organizations (NGOs) over 36 criminal charges filed by the Office of the Ombudsman in 2017.
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has upheld the conviction of an official of the abolished state firm National Agribusiness Corp. (NABCOR) over the allegedly anomalous procurement of P95.5 million worth of post-harvest facilities and equipment in 2007-2008.
A FORMER ranking executive of the National Agribusiness Corp. (Nabcor) has failed to persuade the Sandiganbayan to reverse its February 23, 2024 decision convicting her of one count of graft punishable by six to eight years imprisonment with perpetual disqualification from holding public office.
FIVE former officials of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC now DOTr) and a private businessman were convicted of graft by the Sandiganbayan over the anomalous procurement of mobile phones for P5.96 million in 2005.
MANILA, Philippines — The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has opened applications and recommendations for associate justice posts in the Court of Appeals (CA) and the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan.
THE Sandiganbayan has dismissed a graft case against two former top executives of the Land Bank of the Philippines involving the alleged anomalous sale of 46,596,596 shares of stock in Meralco in 2008.
MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals (CA) has dismissed the petition of former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag to set aside the murder charges filed against him over the killing of radio broadcaster Percy Lapid in October 2022.
AN honest mistake by a public official, absent any evidence of malice, does not amount to a crime.