Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 21:35:39 +0000
The Sandiganbayan has ordered the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) to investigate the unauthorized disposal and occupation of the Surigao del Sur properties of a logging company owned by Peter Sabido, an alleged crony of dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 21:20:03 +0000
In a departure from the House of Representatives’ measure, the Senate has passed a bill strengthening the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) but without the controversial provision abolishing the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).
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The decision of the Supreme Court to junk the government’s ill-gotten wealth case against late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies “opened up deep wounds” in the Philippines’ psyche, Akbayan Rep. Tom Villarin said on Tuesday.
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