Gwen Garcia back in capitol, Tommy Osmeña out of city hall

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 21:17:27 +0000

Gwen Garcia back in capitol, Tommy Osmeña out of city hall

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The return of Gwendolyn Garcia as governor of Cebu has solidified her influence in the province, especially with five relatives clinching elective posts.

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SC affirms hold departure orders vs Cebu Rep. Garcia

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 04:31:17 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court Second Division affirmed the decision of the Sandiganbayan barring Cebu Representative Gwendolyn Garcia from leaving the country.

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Court again denies plea of Rep. Gwen Garcia to junk graft raps

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:01:29 +0000

Court again denies plea of Rep. Gwen Garcia to junk graft raps

The Sandiganbayan has again denied the motion for reconsideration filed by Cebu Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia seeking to reverse a prior decision to continue the trial of her case for graft and technical malversation.

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Sandiganbayan rejects Garcia’s bid to dismiss graft raps

Voting 3-2, the Sandiganbayan rejected the bid of Cebu Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia to dismiss the graft and technical malversation charges against her, as it thumbed down her argument of unreasonable delays in both the Ombudsman’s investigation and the court’s trial.

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WHAT WENT BEFORE: Graft case vs Gwendolyn Garcia

In July 2012, the Office of the Ombudsman charged at the Sandiganbayan then Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia with two counts of graft and one count of illegal use of public funds for the purchase of a land for a housing project, which turned out to be mostly under water.

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Congress may be convened into Con-ass on July 23 if…

It is not a remote possibility that Congress may be convened into a constituent assembly (Con-ass) during the President’s state of the nation address (Sona) on July 23.

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