Rappler's latest stories on Carlos Garcia
[OPINION | Newspoint] A never-ending cleanup
President Duterte may have been prodigious at making a mess, and far from done with it, but his is only the latest in a rarely broken run of messy Philippine leaderships
LOOK BACK: When the Philippines didn't have a vice president
Throughout Philippine history there have been several periods when the president didn t have a second in command
Army prepares military honors for Marcos
The Philippine Army has already designated a protocol officer who will coordinate with the Marcos family on the details of the planned burial
Memorable quotes from past SONAs
(UPDATED) Rappler compiles some memorable lines from the state of the nation addresses of the country's presidents
Looking back: SONA trivia
(UPDATED) Ferdinand Marcos' 1969 speech is the longest SONA, thus far, going by word count
FAST FACTS: Presidential inauguration traditions and rituals
Here s what to expect during a presidential inauguration
FAST FACTS: The Bible in PH presidential inaugurations
There s enough interesting trivia about the use of the Bible in the inauguration of Philippine presidents
Will Jinggoy Estrada get out of jail?
Estrada has been telling his San Juan allies he expects to be out on bail soon How true?
DOJ, NBI officials sought help of US in Napoles case
I suppose maybe they can finish in a year…their legal system is faster than ours says Justice Undersecretary Jose Justiniano referring to the completion of the US civil forfeiture case against Napoles
Poe hits back, PH-TW standoff, MH370 | 6PM wRap
Watch the full rundown of today s top stories on Rappler s newscast The wRap
US turns over $1.3M assets of Filipino general
US ambassador Philip Goldberg says cooperation between the Office of the Ombudsman and the US government in battling corruption will continue
WATCH: Israeli football clubs brawl as fans invade pitch
Ten people were arrested after the November 3 match between Hapoel and Maccabi Tel Aviv which was abandoned after a fan ran onto the pitch and attacked a player who was sent off for fighting back
FAST FACTS: The Anda Monument
The monument that the DPWH wants to remove from Bonifacio Drive was constructed to honor a Spanish governor general who wanted the Filipinos deplorable condition to end
How will Sandigan justices handle plunder cases?
It bears watching how the Aquino appointees will act on the plunder cases if Aquino is no longer in power It is also interesting to find out how the cases will play out with a president sympathetic to the senators
Anti-graft court's Top 10 cases involve billions of pesos
The P4 098 billion plunder case vs former president Joseph Estrada tops the list of Sandiganbayan cases with the highest sums involved
Prosecutor in Maj Gen Garcia plunder case officially dismissed
Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang is designated in a concurrent capacity as acting Special Prosecutor
Justices: Injustice in new anti-graft court chief appointment
Justices blame both the JBC for surrendering its independence and President Aquino for ignoring seniority in appointing Tang as Sandiganbayan presiding justice
CA to Malacañang: Observe judicial courtesy
The Court of Appeals however rejects a petition by a special prosecutor who opposed Malacañang s decision to investigate her
#PugadBaboy: Buying justice punchline 3
The justice system pork barrel and former military comptroller Carlos Garcia
After Garcia case, bill sets plea bargain rules
Sen TG Guingona files a bill setting rules on plea bargain deals following the Garcia controversy
Sandiganbayan issued 'corrupt order'
The Solicitor General reveals justices of the anti graft court tried to get ex AFP comptroller Carlos Garcia off the hook through anomalous court proceedings
SC stops deal between ex-military comptroller and the Ombudsman
The Supreme Court on Wednesday July 3 issued a temporary restraining order on the plea bargain deal between the Ombudsman and former military comptroller Maj Gen Carlos Garcia
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, July 3, issued a temporary restraining order on the plea bargain deal between the Ombudsman and former military comptroller Maj Gen Carlos Garcia.
Garcia is accused of converting millions of military funds into cash that he embezzled.
The deal, which was hatched in 2010, allows Garcia to plead guilty to lesser offenses of direct bribery and facilitating money laundering, in exchange for the withdrawal of plunder charges.
The High Court's order stops the implementation of the controversial deal and the bail
Garcia was allowed to post.
Rappler Newscast | July 3, 2013
SC stops plea bargain deal between former comptroller and Ombudsman Chinese gov executes Filipino drug mule Canada and Australia warn against travel in Mindanao
SC stops Garcia plea bargain deal
UPDATED The High Court issues a TRO on the controversial plea bargain deal between the Ombudsman and ex military comptroller Carlos Garcia
Court 'war' over Garcia plea bargain deal
A Sandiganbayan justice believes his colleagues broke rules when they formed a special division to rule on the Garcia plea bargain deal
Gen Garcia: How the big fish got away
A tsunami of protests greeted the plea bargain deal that the prosecutors attempted to keep under wraps
Rappler Newscast | April 10, 2013
Court upholds Garcia plea bargain deal LP bets arrested in Sabbah to be released Chinese fishermen charged with poaching in Tubbataha
Court upholds Garcia plea bargain deal
The deal triggered the resignation of then Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez
SC reverses Palace on dismissal of deputy ombudsman
Voting 8 6 the High Court said the Palace erred in sacking Deputy Ombudsman Emilio Gonzales III saying his failure to immediately act on the case of police officer Rolando Mendoza does not correspond to betrayal of public trust
SC affirms Garcia's detention
The SC said it s part of the president s power as commander in chief
Binay to detractors: Are you so insecure?
Vice President Jejomar Binay says those who leaked his letter to President Aquino are insecure of their good relationship
Binay on Garcia story: What could be possible political motive?
Vice President Jejomar Binay s camp questions the timing and possible political motives behind the leak of his letter on the Garcia plea bargain deal
VP Binay lobbied for General Garcia
EXCLUSIVE: In a January 2011 letter Vice President Jejomar Binay tried to convince President Aquino to approve the questionable plea bargain deal between the Ombudsman and disgraced military comptroller Carlos Garcia
