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Vitangcol: Conviction a ‘miscarriage of justice’

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 07:00:37 +0000

FORMER Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) General Manager Al Vitangcol 3rd condemned his conviction before the Sandiganbayan as a “miscarriage of justice”. In an email to The Manila Times on Thursday, Vitangcol said he would “exhaust all legal remedies” to have his conviction overturned. Vitangcol said he was convicted of something the law “does not punish”. “In my case I was […]

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Court acquits ex-La Union lawmaker, 2 others

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Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:55:16 +0000

THE Sandiganbayan’s First Division has acquitted former La Union 2nd District Rep. Thomas Dumpit Jr. a.k.a. Tomas Dumpit Jr. and two others of graft in connection with the alleged misuse of P14.55-million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel. In a decision promulgated on November 8, the court granted the demurrer to evidence of Dumpit and acquitted […]

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Bohol Gov Yap suspended for 90 days over graft raps

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Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 08:33:04 +0000

THE Sandiganbayan’s Third Division has ordered a 90-day preventive suspension of Bohol Governor Arthur Yap pending litigation of cases filed against him in 2017. The Office of the Ombudsman filed charges of graft, malversation through falsification, and malversation before the Sandiganbayan in 2017 against a former lawmaker and other individuals over the alleged misappropriation of […]

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Napoles asks Sandiganbayan anew to dismiss plunder case

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 08:22:41 +0000

Napoles asks Sandiganbayan anew to dismiss plunder case

MANILA, Philippines – Convicted pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles has again sought the dismissal of her plunder case before the Sandiganbayan, based on claims that evidence presented was insufficient. According to the 31-page motion submitted to the Fifth Division last July 30, Napoles’ legal counsel Rony Garay said that the absence of a […]

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Marcos wealth case dismissal was based on evidence–Palace

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 22:05:53 +0000

The Sandiganbayan’s decision to dismiss the P102-billion forfeiture case against the Marcoses was based on evidence, Malacañang said on Thursday.

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Former Olongapo mayor sees junked graft charges as ‘vindication’

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:12:39 +0000

Former Mayor Rolen Paulino on Wednesday said the Sandiganbayan’s dismissal of the graft case filed against him and other local officials is a “vindication.”

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Sandiganbayan junks P102 billion forfeiture case vs Marcoses, 11 others

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:29:34 +0000

The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the P102 billion civil forfeiture case against late former President Ferdinand Marcos, former First Lady

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Former Iloilo rep fined P17,000 for PDAF misuse

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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:08:19 +0000

Augusto Syjuco Jr.

MANILA, Philippines — Former Iloilo Rep. Augusto Syjuco Jr. has been asked to pay a fine of P17,000 after pleading guilty to the misuse of his P4.3 million Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF). The Sandiganbayan First Division imposed the fine after approving a plea bargain petition for lower offenses filed by Syjuco and former Department […]

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Sandiganbayan orders Cebu councilor suspended for graft

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 21:30:18 +0000

The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has ordered the suspension of Bogo City, Cebu Councilor Cresencio Verdida in relation to his pending graft charges involving the reported irregular disbursement of P20 million to the Bogo Municipal Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BMEMPC).

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