Rappler's latest stories on Janet Lim Napoles
Sandigan junks Napoles' latest motion challenging plunder case
There is no main plunderer, Napoles argues. The anti-graft court says, ''The eyes are useless when the mind is blind. It is apparent that the information refers to [Jinggoy] Estrada as the mastermind of the PDAF scheme.'

Sandiganbayan junks bids of Jinggoy, Napoles to dismiss plunder cases
The prosecution’s evidence, if unrebutted, 'is sufficient to support a conviction for the crime as charged,' says the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan
Napoles, ex-officials to be arraigned over Malampaya scam
The Sandiganbayan junks with finality all motions which sought to block the criminal charges

Janet Napoles to return to Correctional and welcome new year there
The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan says the convicted plunderer failed to prove that the women’s prison ‘poses grave threat to her life and security’

Napoles, Cambe appeal plunder conviction
Richard Cambe goes to the Supreme Court, while Janet Napoles invokes the increasingly popular main plunderer doctrine

Napoles resists move to Correctional because of 'threats'
Convicted of plunder, Napoles, however, fails to back up her claim of threats against her life

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Sandiganbayan verdict on pork barrel scam: Bong Revilla not guilty | Midday wRap
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On the Trillanes case: Who is Judge Elmo Alameda?
(UPDATED) Judge Elmo Alameda has also handled the serious illegal detention case against Janet Napoles and the homicide case against ex-Batangas governor Jose Leviste

Napoles daughter back in PH
(UPDATED) Jeane Napoles just went on a trip to Indonesia, her lawyer says

Sandiganbayan junks Gigi Reyes bail petition
The anti-graft court says there is strong evidence against plunder defendant Gigi Reyes, the former chief of staff of ex-senator Juan Ponce Enrile

Duterte on women, Rappler’s awards, Weinstein surrenders | Evening wRap
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Guevarra stops state protection for Janet Napoles
(3rd UPDATE) This is Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra's first major decision in the pork barrel scam
Napoles safehouse bid denied as DOJ re-evaluates her WPP coverage
After 3 divisions of the Sandiganbayan denied her appeal to be transferred to a safehouse, Janet Lim Napoles is now counting on the DOJ to finalize her provisional Witness Protection Program coverage
BSP revokes licenses of money changers linked to pork barrel scam
Edzen Enterprises and World Wide Money Changer are found to have violated the Anti-Money Laundering Act

Evasco and NFA Council, Guevarra on Napoles, Bureau of Immigration releases Fox | Evening wRap
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Malacañang on Cambridge Analytica, Sereno vs De Castro, Sandiganbayan on Napoles | Evening wRap
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Guevarra: DOJ should be 'cornerstone' of PH justice system
'I want good people whom I’ve worked with in the past to help me,' says new Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra

PACC: Napoles not pork barrel 'mastermind', just 'willing beneficiary'
According to PACC Commissioner Greco Belgica, only politicians could have led the multibillion-peso corruption scheme

[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Our Good Friday that is Janet Napoles
We write about the pork barrel queen in the holiest of weeks in Asia’s biggest Christian country, and rightly so. She represents one of our worst contradictions as a nation of the faithful.

Napoles to Sandiganbayan: BJMP’s greyhound team harassed me
Napoles submits a BJMP incident report as part of the requirement to prove there is a need to move her to a safehouse

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Osmeña on Aguirre, Duque on HIV, Duterte on Kuwait deployment ban | Evening wRap
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Revilla asks Supreme Court: Do something, I’m the only one left in jail
The former senator and now plunder defendant files an urgent motion before the High Court requesting for ‘interim measures,’ one of which is provisional liberty
Napoles lawyer Stephen David once presented at Cabinet meeting
The agenda of the 5th Cabinet meeting shows David made a presentation about proposals to develop Sangley Point Airport

Aguirre on DOJ probe, Alvarez on Go, Sereno on quo warranto petition | Evening wRap
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Stephen David using Palace connections for Napoles?
'[Medialdea] was asked by Atty David if he could overrule me, he said he could not, because he is of the same opinion as mine,' Aguirre says, referring to his opinion about the need for the Sandiganbayan's nod to transfer Napoles to a safehouse
Duterte on divorce, Sandiganbayan on Napoles, Facebook shares plunge | Midday wRap
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#ThewRap: Things you need to know, March 20, 2018
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Sereno impeachment, Medialdea on Napoles, Dela Rosa on DOJ | Evening wRap
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Medialdea advised Napoles lawyer on jail transfer
'[It's] because we are in a situation where we don't know what to do.... That's why we have to consult people in authority,' says Janet Lim Napoles' lawyer Stephen David, defending a meeting in Malacañang
Napoles as state witness a 'mockery of justice' – Robredo
'Para sabihin na eligible siya para maging state witness, parang ginagawang mockery iyong justice system eh,' says Vice President Leni Robredo

Will Napoles be state witness? Spotlight on the Special Prosecutor
'Malacañang can easily undermine the Special Prosecutor's independent judgment in this case, and force him to drop Napoles as an accused,' says Senator Leila de Lima
Napoles under WPP, ICC withdrawal, Cabinet revamp | Evening wRap
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Amid controversies at DOJ, Aguirre says 'no reason to resign'
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II says he and President Rodrigo Duterte have talked since a Department of Justice panel of prosecutors dismissed charges against alleged big-time drug lords

Ombudsman Morales: Janet Napoles' witness protection won't affect cases
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales says the development will not affect the multiple counts of plunder and graft Janet Lim Napoles is facing before the Sandiganbayan

DOJ puts Janet Napoles under state protection
Alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles is not a state witness yet. The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan has the final say on the matter.

Napoles loses another bail petition at Supreme Court
Janet Lim Napoles does not succeed in using the main plunderer principle in this case

Ruby Tuason pleads not guilty in Malampaya fund scam
Former budget chief Rolando Andaya Jr files for a bill of particulars and delays his arraignment
Rappler cyberlibel complaint junked, Sara Duterte vs Alvarez, Napoles asks SC for bail | Evening wRap
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Napoles jumps on 'main plunderer' bandwagon, asks SC for bail again
Alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles files a supplemental petition using a principle that has worked for two plunder defendants in the past
Duterte denies hand in Napoles' accusations vs Drilon
President Rodrigo Duterte says Senator Franklin Drilon is his ‘friend’ but that the lawmaker should not ‘force the issue’

Napoles kin ask court to reduce P22-M bail over Malampaya scam
From bail of P22.310 million each, the accused are requesting that they pay only P690,000 each
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Plunder charges dropped vs Arroyo execs, Napoles in Malampaya scam
The Office of the Ombudsman instead files 97 counts of graft and malversation against former Arroyo Cabinet officials Rolando Andaya Jr and Nasser Pangandaman, Janet Lim-Napoles, and more than 20 others in the scam

Sandiganbayan puts giant roadblock in Revilla's bid to dismiss plunder case
Revilla's lawyers can still file a demurrer to evidence but it will be risky on their part

RevGov rally, Revilla and Napoles, Trump on Tillerson | Midday wRap
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Revilla, Napoles begin move for outright dismissal of plunder cases
The Supreme Court’s main plunderer principle comes into play again, as it is used by both camps to boost their case
Santiago resigns, SC junks Napoles bail petition, Trillanes to file libel case vs Nieto | Evening wRap
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Duterte wants TV sets in all Camp Bagong Diwa jail cells
High-profile inmates like Janet Lim Napoles and Farhana Maute may soon enjoy a television set in their cells, care of the President himself
