Rappler's latest stories on SARO
Young Maranao advocate says empathy key to promoting peace, dev't
After leaving his hometown to study in Cebu, 21-year-old peace advocate Jamil Faisal Adiong says he realized the potential of Mindanao to prosper if only peace reigns in the region
What the emails of VACC's Dengvaxia witness say
The witness, a physician, supposedly rendered service to the DOH under then Secretary Ubial
How the P38-billion Malampaya fund was misused
Out of 184 disbursements, 137 did not even have fund requests from the implementing agency, DPWH
Revilla camp wants to exclude P190M SARO from evidence
Prosecutors say the 2010 SARO would be the basis of the allegation that Revilla earned P33.5 million in kickbacks that year
Ball starts rolling at last for PDAF scam plunder trials
After Bong Revilla's plunder trial, Jinggoy Estrada is next, to be followed by former representative Edgar Valdez
Negros Oriental gov, 2 others face raps for calamity fund misuse
Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo provincial treasurer Danilo Mendez and provincial accountant Teodorico Reyes are facing malversation and gross negligence charges
Ombudsman charges 5 ex-congressmen for PDAF scam
Resolutions and orders are to be forwarded to the AMLC for immediate action on possible violations of the Anti Money Laundering Act
Selangkah lagi menuju pembentukan Provinsi Madura
Panitia Persiapan Pembentukan Provinsi Madura P4M mengklaim sudah mendapatkan restu Jokowi
Laguna mayor to be charged over fake fund release orders
Two suppliers have complained that Pakil Mayor Vipops Charles Martinez and his cohorts used fake SAROs to convince them to finance certain town projects
DBM witness: I never saw Napoles' name in documents
Budget Director Carmencita Delantar says she never encountered the name of the alleged scam mastermind in documents related to the release of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile s PDAF
DOJ probes 17 former, current senators in 'Napolist'
Defense lawyers in the current PDAF cases indicate implementing agencies have reason to falsify documents as they financially gain from transacting with NGOs
Enrile's arraignment for graft charges delayed
The anti graft court s 3rd division decides to first resolve the prosecution s pending motion to admit amended information in Enrile s graft cases
PDAF case prosecutors hit for evidence used
Sandiganbayan Justice Rafael Lagos points out the evidence cited in the charge sheet against Budget Undersecretary Mario Relampagos has nothing to do with his own office
Napoles’ ‘tell-all’ favors Enrile, Estrada and Revilla
The crux of the defense strategy is to prove that none of the witnesses could claim personal knowledge about acceptance of the alleged kickbacks from the scam
Rappler Newscast | February 11, 2014
The Philippines fails to get an aviation upgrade A solon faces charges for falsifying fund release order Taiwan and China hold talks
Haresco on fake SAROs: Why am I being singled out?
The Aklan representative says he wasn t invited by the NBI to give his side; asks why out of 32 congressmen implicated he s the only one set to be charged
NBI: Charge Aklan rep, 4 others over fake SAROs
Charges are recommended against Aklan congressman Teodorico Haresco Jr congressional staff and employees of the budget department
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
Rappler Newscast | January 3, 2014
Lacson says victims of Yolanda to be buried by Sunday Malacanang and critics divided over scrapping SARO US yet to pay fine for Tubbataha Reef incident
Palace, critics clash on scrapping of SARO
Malacañang says scrapping the SARO system is an anti corruption move; critics say it removes the paper trail of government funds now centralized in the Palace
House staff linked to fake SARO transferred to another dep't
As a precautionary thing the Speaker has moved Jose Badong from the House appropriations committee to the Office of the Secretary General
Source of fake SARO? House has 2 versions of the story
UPDATED Cagayan Rep Baby Aline Alfonso says it was from a staff of the appropriations committee; the Speaker says it s from Zamboanga City Rep Lilia Nuño s staff
Rappler Newscast | November 26, 2013
OFWs help relief efforts through remittances Pacquiao says his frozen assets are earned money NBI questions budget officials in a probe over fake SAROs
De Lima on fake SAROs: DBM staff has to be involved
The NBI is also looking into the alleged proliferation of fake SAROs in Calabarzon Western Visayas and Soccsksargen
2 Napoles NGOs got P95M in one day
Irregularities in the Malampaya Fund are suspected after mayors and governors complain in 2012 they did not receive any funding support from the agrarian reform department
