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Senate approves longer jail time for people who lie under oath
Government officials who commit perjury also face a more severe penalty of up to 12 years in prison and a fine not exceeding P1 million, based on a bill approved on final reading by 20 senators

Nun charged with perjury in Esperon complaint posts bail
Sister Elenita Belardo, 80, is charged because of a revoked SEC registration of her group, the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines

FLAG demands P5M damages in sedition countercharge vs CIDG
Chel Diokno, Erin Tañada, and Ted Te file a perjury countercharge against the CIDG officer who filed the sedition complaint. Te admits to meeting to Bikoy who wanted a legal consult.

Esperon sues groups that filed for protection vs gov't harassment
Karapatan slams the National Security Adviser's perjury complaint as another government attack aimed at discrediting their advocacy against human rights violations

Solano found guilty of obstruction of justice in Atio hazing death
(UPDATED) Aegis Juris fratman John Paul Solano is sentenced to 2 to 4 years in prison
DENR director gets jail time for not declaring wife in SALN
Because he does not declare his wife, DENR Director Jacob Miemban Jr also excludes her financial and business interests in his SALN

Ex-CIDG chief gets 3 months in jail for non-disclosure of assets
Eduardo Matillano withdraws his not guilty plea and pleads guilty to the crime
No inordinate delay: Sandiganbayan affirms charges vs Hagedorn
Former Puerto Princesa City mayor Edward Hagedorn is charged for concealing real properties and business interests in his SALN
Ex-mayor faces jail time for declaring 'wrong' wife in SALNs
If the former mayor is to be believed it s a sad love story that has just taken a turn for the worse

Ex-mayor Hagedorn posts bail for SALN-related charges
Former Puerto Princesa City Palawan mayor Edward Hagedorn allegedly did not declare as many as 59 properties plus other assets

DOJ eyes complaint vs Samar judge in Espinosa slay
But the DOJ dismisses allegations that policemen planted evidence in jail

Yasay, Matobato, Madam Secretary | Midday wRap
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Bill filed increasing penalty on false Congress testimony
After the retraction of SPO3 Arturo Lascañas Kabayan Representative Harry Roque says those testifying in congressional hearings should not blatantly lie to the public

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Ex-RCBC manager linked to Bangladesh bank heist arrested for perjury
Maia Santos Deguito claims that Lorenzo Tan the president on leave of the RCBC was the brains behind the laundering of 81 million that a syndicate stole online from Bangladesh central bank

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Man facing perjury charges in Harbour Centre row
The Quezon City Prosecutors Office says Jerome Canlas made untruthful statements in documents

Hagedorn refutes Ombudsman: No misdeclared assets
The Ombudsman is set to charge the former Puerto Princesa mayor with perjury but he says probers may have overlooked the list of assets attached to his SALN
Koncz shoulders blame for failure to disclose Pacquiao injury
It was just an inadvertent mistake said Pacquiao s adviser

Nora Aunor receives death threats, is worried for safety
The threats may possibly be connected to the cases the actress has filed against her cousin Saturnino

BIR 'constrained' in using bank info to go after Revilla
Approved amendments into the country s anti money laundering law include the AMLC s non intervention in BIR operations

Marikina Prosecutors Office dismisses 2 cases against Claudine Barretto
This is in relation to the robbery and grave coercion and perjury charges filed against the actress by her two former helpers

‘Manipulated, victimized’ lawmaker sues Napoles for perjury
Through his own inquiries with COA Manila Representative Amado Bagatsing says he discovered fake letters allegedly from his office to the Technology Resource Center

Perjury charges filed vs Corona
The charges are filed on Tuesday April 1 at 11:38 am before the Sandiganbayan
Corona lashes at Ombudsman for 'merciless persecution'
Corona lashes out at Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales for her unusual hostility and irresponsible accusations dating back to his impeachment trial
Deniece, Roxanne stand firm on rape cases vs Vhong Navarro
Roxanne Acosta s camp considers the perjury case a form of harassment and a desperate move
Vhong Navarro eyes libel, perjury charges vs Roxanne Acosta
Navarro s camp emphasizes that this is no laughing matter and that these accusations must be dealth with appropriately Meanwhile conflicting details on the current cases emerge
Bangayan shows up ahead of DOJ perjury probe
The inquiry is being conducted after the Senate filed a complaint against the alleged rice smuggler for supposedly lying about his identity
Perjury complaint vs Bangayan filed
Businessman David Bangayan now faces a perjury complaint before the Department of Justice
Was Revilla's Senate staff truthful in SALN?
Lawyer Richard Cambe has been in heavy debt for the past 4 years according to his SALN
Arrest warrant out vs Neric Acosta
He and his mother may post bail bonds of P6 000 each to get temporary liberty
4 possible cases vs Corona - lawyers
Private prosecutors say there s enough evidence to charge former Chief Justice Renato Corona with at least 4 cases