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THE Sandiganbayan Seventh Division has granted a motion by a former official of the Technology Resource Center (TRC) to subject various documents submitted by the prosecution in the pork barrel scam cases for forensic analysis by a handwriting expert.
FORMER Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro mayor Voltaire Anthony Villarosa has been convicted by the Sandiganbayan for violating RA 8291 or the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Law for failure to remit P4.81 million in contributions and loan payments of municipal employees from September 20, 2015 to May 20, 2016.
MANILA, Philippines — A former chancellor of the Mindanao State University (MSU)-Buug campus in Zamboanga Sibugay may spend up to 10 years in prison for using university funds for the repair and maintenance of his personal vehicle.
FOR taking more than six years to finish its preliminary investigation, the Office of the Ombudsman has lost its opportunity to prosecutor former Mexico, Pampanga mayor Teddy Tumang and his co-accused, businessman William Colis of Buyu Trading and Construction.
Since the corruption scandal erupted over the sweetheart deal awarded to Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., people have wondered how high up accountability would go. As COVID-19 rampaged and the country was placed under lockdown, the newly established Pharmally, with only P650,000 in capital, bagged an P11.5-billion contract to provide pandemic emergency response supplies including face masks, face shields and personal protective equipment.
MANILA, Philippines — Several groups have opposed a Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge's candidacy for higher court and Office of the Ombudsman positions.
THE Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has denied separate motions filed by former Bayambang, Pangasinan mayor Ricardo Camacho and private defendant Willy Chua seeking leave of court to challenge the sufficiency of government evidence against them.
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has sentenced former Department of Finance (DOF) executive director Uldarico Andutan Jr. to up to 60 years in prison in connection with the multibillion-peso tax credit scam in the 1990s.