Rappler's latest stories on Levito Baligod
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
No need for Janet Napoles: Cases vs LP lawmakers pending at Ombudsman
Lawyer Levito Baligod had previously filed pork scam cases against 17 Liberal Party (LP) legislators and 8 non-LP legislators
Baybay City mayor cries foul over fake dismissal
The Office of the Ombudsman denies releasing a resolution disqualifying Carmen Loreto Cari and her son Michael Cari from running for mayor and vice mayor respectively
Retired prof runs against 2 'goliaths' for Baybay City mayoral seat
Dr Tomas Fernandez Jr a veterinarian from Visayas State University enters the political fray in Baybay City against incumbent city mayor Carmen Loreto Cari and businesswoman Marilou Galenzoga Baligod
The Leader I Want: Levi Baligod’s to-fix list for 2016
Rappler PHVote s The Leader I Want series looks at Levi Baligod s stand on key issues the next batch of senators will have to address
#TheLeaderIWant: Rappler senatorial debates kick off on April 8
UPDATED 3 Fridays 3 schools 18 candidates to be scrutinized Rappler kicks off its series of senatorial debates on Friday April 8 at the AMA University in Quezon City
Controversial bets, Duterte waiting game cap off COC filing week
The Senate race gets more crowded and interesting with lots of familiar faces new names and returning bets locking in their candidacies
PDAF lawyer Baligod pursues Senate bid
UPDATED Lawyer Levito Baligod says he will pursue anti corruption measures if elected He is in talks with former senator Panfilo Lacson and Walden Bello both senatorial aspirants to form a group of independents
PDAF lawyer Baligod thinking of Senate run?
I did my best as an ordinary citizen but I realized that there is a limit to what you can do if you are not inside government
Enrile, Revilla, 18 others tagged in new PDAF case
UPDATED We have 4 witnesses for this non Napoles related pork barrel scam Initially we are tagging 20 legislators Baligod says
PODCAST: Gov't slow to act on Napoles scam – Baligod
In this podcast interview Baligod talks about his future actions on the PDAF misuse and how other people also took advantage of it
Ombudsman to file cases vs ERC chief, Biazon, other ex-congressmen
The Ombudsman finds probable cause to file cases against another batch of personalities allegedly involved in the pork barrel scam
Who's who in the 2016 senatorial surveys
Incumbent returning senators top the surveys on the 2016 senatorial elections
If DOJ won't, I'll file 3rd batch of PDAF charges – Baligod
The former lawyer of whistleblower Benhur Luy says the justice department is running from its fight against corruption
Ex-pork barrel scam lawyer targets non-Napoles NGOs
Lawyer Levito Baligod says he is preparing new charges against the non Napoles NGOs that also dipped their dirty fingers in the pork barrel allocation of lawmakers
Justices told: Explain refusal to try Jinggoy's plunder case
Has there been undue pressure exerted on the justices to back out from the case?
Ombudsman drops malversation raps in 'pork' cases
An Ombudsman official defends the move saying malversation may be difficult to prove in court as it will require actually showing that the public official received the funds and disbursed them
Sandigan may order Napoles transfer to regular jail
An anti graft court justice says Napoles should be issued a separate commitment order by the 3 Sandiganbayan divisions to be fair to the other accused in the plunder cases
Ombudsman 'blunder' may cost the plunder charges?
A former prosecutor involved in the Estrada plunder case says the Ombudsman should insist on the amended complaint and bring its argument to the SC before it s too late
Napoles had over $100M stashed in banks in 2009
[Exclusive] All in all at a given time Janet Napoles had about 129 million P5 68 billion in deposits the digital file of whistleblower Benhur Luy shows
Napoles used dummies in military bank accounts
At least 16 dummy accounts are set up by Napoles with the AMWSLAI – a savings and loan cooperative for members of the Air Force – with millions of pesos in deposits
Janet Napoles, Dennis Cunanan biggest losers in pork barrel case
It was a risky gambit they played, but they are now left holding an empty bag, lawyers Baligod and Benipayo say
PDAF lawyer Baligod weds Leyte politician, Binay is godfather
UPDATED The ceremony is not meant primarily for VIPs – except for one landing by helicopter – Vice President Jejomar Binay whom they invite as principal sponsor
Another pork scam whistleblower relieves Baligod
State witness Merlina Suñas thanks lawyer Levito Baligod for his friendship and his year long service
[Exclusive] Ex-Nabcor execs copied Napoles pork barrel scam
The affidavits of Mendoza and Castelo indicate Javellana and other Nabcor officials were not just passive actors in the plunder of the entire P300-million GMA Fund, but may have also learned a trick or two from Napoles herself
Rappler Newscast | May 16, 2014
Escudero slams De Lima for submitting Napoles list PH ready to implement anti drunk driving law Sudanese woman faces death for converting to Christianity
Miriam wants Baligod’s head over ‘Luy list’
Santiago blames Baligod for the release of the so called Luy list but Baligod denies seeing Santiago s name in Luy s database
Escudero: De Lima acting as Napoles’ lawyer
Instead of the lawyer of Napoles submitting the list to the Senate now it seems Secretary De Lima is validating everything on the list Escudero says
'Napolist' frenzy reignites Luy-Baligod tussle
Benhur Luy s lawyer says his client did not consent to the release of the hard disk drive containing documents backing his testimony
How credible is Janet Napoles?
Do not underestimate her warns a former friend of Janet Napoles
Baligod: Lists show Napoles to plead insanity
The former lawyer of Benhur Luy says he can see no other motive for the distribution of different lists to different people by the Napoles camp
Journalists in pork barrel scam may be liable for malversation
Because public funds are involved, journalists who receive payments from the pork barrel of lawmakers may be charged, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima says
Pork barrel lawyers, whistleblowers wary of Cunanan
Whistleblowers are worried Cunanan is actually more a liability than an asset in the ongoing pork barrel case
Benhur on Baligod: We did not fight
Luy insists he has no falling out with his former lawyer who is also a counsel for Cunanan The two witnesses have conflicting claims on the PDAF scam
Why Luy dropped Baligod as counsel
The principal whistle blower has had differences with his lawyer over testimonies on two personalities: Sandiganbayan Justice Gregory Ong and TRC chief Dennis Cunanan
PDAF scam lawyer engaged to Leyte politician
Lawyer Levi Baligod is marrying former Baybay Leyte mayoral candidate Marilou Malot Galenzoga in the summer over a year after he lost his first wife to cancer
Ruby Tuason drags dead brother into Malampaya scam
Tuason’s affidavit also gives a peek into how she regarded Napoles – a name dropper who cut off conduits once she personally got to reach principals
Jinggoy: Luy, Tuason cooking figures
I think she will crumble in cross examination Estrada says of witness Ruby Tuason
How Jinggoy got away in his first plunder charge
Lessons from the first plunder charge that involved Jinggoy and his father show it takes more than anecdotal evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt
The secrets of Ruby Tuason
UPDATED The former social secretary could be the crucial key that directly links senators Jinggoy Estrada Juan Ponce Enrile and his former chief of staff Gigi Reyes to the pork barrel scam
Loi Estrada also channeled pork barrel to Napoles
Letters sent to the agriculture department appear to tie up some loose ends regarding connections between the Estrada family and Janet Napoles
'Madame Jenny' Napoles, woman in the eye of a storm
A liar is a sibling of a thief Janet Napoles would often tell her employees
2 more whistleblowers surface against Napoles
Two more employees of Janet Lim Napoles have come forward and are willing to speak about what they know regarding JLN Corp says a lawyer
