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NBI arrests ex-PCGG chief Camilo Sabio
Former Presidential Commission on Good Government chairman Camilo Sabio will be brought to the Sandiganbayan on Monday, June 8
Ex-PCGG chief Camilo Sabio ordered arrested to serve 6-10-year sentence
Sabio was convicted in 2019 of graft for trying to influence his brother, a CA justice, to favor a friend. He appealed his conviction but is denied.
PCGG loses appeal, P102-billion case vs Marcos crony still junked
The Presidential Commission on Good Government fails to present new and compelling evidence to overturn the earlier decision, says anti-graft court Sandiganbayan
Court rules: Marcos family need not return P200B in 'ill-gotten wealth'
(UPDATED) 'The bulk of documentary evidence offered by the plaintiff are mere photocopies, most of which are barely readable,' says the Sandiganbayan 4th Division
Ex-PCGG chairman guilty of trying to influence CA justice brother
The Sandiganbayan says former PCGG chairperson Camilo Sabio served as a middleman between a GSIS official and his brother, then-Court of Appeals justice Jose Sabio. His brother refused to be swayed.
Sandiganbayan affirms junking of P1-B Marcos case
The Presidential Commission on Good Government loses again
Sandiganbayan denies PCGG appeal over Batangas beachfront property
The anti-graft court upholds its April 2019 order for the Presidential Commission on Good Government to reimburse Ramon Quisumbing P40 million for the improvements on the property
SC affirms junking of graft case vs DBP, textile firm over Marcos-era behest loans
The Supreme Court Third Division backs the Ombudsman's 2006 decision to dismiss the complaint filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government
Blame PCGG? Another multibillion-peso case vs Marcos lost in Sandiganbayan
The civil suit involves 3 cases of allegedly using dummies and government corporations to enrich the Marcoses
U.S. lawyer: No PH admin supported compensation for martial law victims
The legal hunt for Marcos money is tedious and long, aggravated by the non-cooperation of Philippine governments both current and past, according to lawyer Robert Swift
COA tells PCGG: Compel PNB to submit documents supporting P157-M expenses
The state auditors want to verify some $2.98 million disbursements made against the $5-billion recovered ill-gotten wealth of the Marcos family
OSG: Martial law compensation from paintings 'disadvantageous' to govt
The Office of the Solicitor General, Department of Justice and Presidential Commission on Good Government unanimously withdraw from the agreement
SC rejects appeal to prosecute ex-DBP officials over Marcos-era loans
The Supreme Court affirms the earlier decision of the Office of the Ombudsman on loans granted to Pioneer Glass Manufacturing Corporation during the Marcos regime
Senate version wins: PCGG will not be abolished
The bicameral conference committee keeps the Presidential Commission on Good Government and also retains the powers of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel
Court orders PCGG probe into sale of sequestered Surigao property
The Sandiganbayan issues the order following reports that hectares of government-sequestered land are being 'distributed and/or sold' by Surigao del Sur politicians
No more criminal case vs Imelda at Sandiganbayan; 1 civil case near decision
(3rd UPDATE) The civil case seeks to recover P200 billion worth of alleged ill-gotten wealth filed against Imelda Marcos and children Imee, Bongbong and Irene, plus billions in damages
Despite final ruling, Cocolife wants to negotiate coco levy case with PCGG
Cocolife insists the best way to move forward is through a negotiated settlement with the PCGG, an agency that once expressed openness to dropping suits against the Marcoses
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SC junks P51-B PCGG claim vs Marcoses, cronies
The Supreme Court's First Division upholds a 2010 Sandiganbayan ruling which dismissed a PCGG complaint that sought damages from the estate of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies
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Unlike in House, joint Senate panel rejects PCGG abolition
Senator Richard Gordon, who earlier filed a bill seeking to abolish the Presidential Commission on Good Government, says he changed his mind after taking a look at the pros and cons of the proposal
Sandiganbayan junks case vs ex-DBP officials over Marcos-era loan
The anti-graft court says the Office of the Solicitor General failed to prove that a P57.39-million loan given to a textile company by the Development Bank of the Philippines was a behest loan
Gordon's about-face on PCGG abolition
Senate justice committee chair Richard Gordon filed a bill seeking to abolish the Presidential Commission on Good Government just 5 months ago
Robredo slams plan to abolish, transfer PCGG to Calida's office
'Dagdag rin sa ating pangamba na mauwi ang pagsasawasto ng naging kasalanan ng pamilyang Marcos sa sambayanang Pilipino sa kasalukuyang Solicitor General,' says Vice President Leni Robredo
No 'historical revisionism' in moves to abolish PCGG – Roque
'Wala pong revisionism diyan dahil lahat ng katungkulan ng PCGG, ipagpapatuloy po ng Office of the Solicitor General,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
Pimentel OK with PCGG under Calida's office: 'Look at structure, not personality'
However, Senate justice panel chair Richard Gordon is not keen on passing the proposal, saying the Presidential Commission on Good Government must be kept independent
House OKs bill abolishing agency hunting Marcos ill-gotten wealth
(UPDATED) If the bill is passed, the powers of the Presidential Commission on Good Government would be transferred to Solicitor General Jose Calida, who had defended the hero's burial for the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos
PCGG did not sell any ill-gotten property in 2017 – COA
PCGG chief Reynold Munsayac says he was held back by the notice of charge that the COA issued on past sales of the agency
Alvarez defends Calida: Unfair to say he's Marcos loyalist
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez says Solicitor General Jose Calida is a 'decent person' who is 'impartial'
Claimants of Palawan land in Marcos loot case to get separate trial
The Sandiganbayan says the claims of the Philippine Agri-Business Center Corporation are 'distinct' from the main issue
Paras 'finds' anomalies at PCGG during Bautista's time
Jacinto Paras, among the complainants in an impeachment case against the Comelec chairman, claims there were anomalies during Andres Bautista's stint in the PCGG as well
Exorcising the ghost of the past
Lest we forget, the Marcos family has been scheming in using their assets to lure salivating government officials and other parties into an onerous deal
Marcos plundered to 'protect' the economy? Makes no economic sense
Let’s not sugarcoat it: what the Marcoses did was quite possibly the biggest presidential plunder in history
Duterte: Marcos family to return some wealth to gov't
UPDATED The President says he accepts the Marcoses explanation for why they kept ill gotten wealth whether or not it is true
Bautista may face charges even if settlement reached with wife – Aguirre
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II says Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista s stint as PCGG head is also being investigated for possible anomalies
Lawyer Lorna Kapunan says Chairman Bautista 'scared' of her
Kapunan tells Andy Bautista: The problem with lies is lies not only quarrel with the truth They quarrel among themselves
Customs, Treasury missteps in Marcos loot result in possible loss – COA
COA requires both bureaus to submit pertinent documents and reports to account for the Marcos loot
Imelda Marcos' 26-year-running graft case to conclude soon
After the prosecutors send their memorandum the case will be set for judgment
Aquino: PH 'needs' CHR to protect human rights
Hangga t di natin naaabot ang perpektong lipunan palagay ko may pangangailangan sa Commission on Human Rights says former president Benigno Aquino III amid President Rodrigo Duterte s call for the agency s abolition
Koko Pimentel open to studying abolition of PCGG
Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III says the Presidential Commission on Good Government PCGG should have achieved its objective after existing for 30 years
What you should know about the agency hunting Marcos' ill-gotten wealth
Should the Presidential Commission on Good Government be abolished?
Duterte gov't not first to propose end of PCGG
From Estrada to Aquino the Presidential Commission on Good Government has been criticized while several efforts have been made to end its run
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Duterte gov't to abolish agency hunting Marcos plunder
They don t do anything What do they do? Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno says as he tells reporters the government plans to scrap the Presidential Commission on Good Government PCGG
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Ex-PCGG chief Sabio gets 12 to 20 years for graft
Camilo Sabio who turns 82 next month will appeal the decision of the Sandiganbayan 1st Division
Gov't corporate counsel hits bill making SolGen 'superior' to DOJ
Government Corporate Counsel Rudolf Jurado claims HB 5233 will also increase the Solicitor General s budget from the current P600 million to P1 3 billion
Calida wants PCGG, OGCC functions under him
Solicitor General Jose Calida says the consolidation of legal functions under his office would result in a leaner cleaner government bureaucracy
In charge of recovering ill-gotten wealth? But Calida is pro-Marcos
A House bill seeks to make the Solicitor General in charge of the PCGG tasked with recovering the Marcoses ill gotten wealth Solicitor General Jose Calida supported the vice presidential bid of Ferdinand Marcos Jr
