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Using Magalong, VACC tries to reopen Mamasapano homicide case vs Aquino
This is despite a recent Supreme Court ruling saying Aquino cannot be charged with homicide. Chief Justice Peralta leaves it to Ombudsman Martires to decide.
With smuggled phones, drug lords 'still control operations' from Bilibid
The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption says detained drug lords still manage to have cell phones, while some inmates 'post openly' on Facebook too, according to Senator Panfilo Lacson
MISLEADING: VACC filed complaints vs Hontiveros for 'stealing PhilHealth funds'
The charges filed by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption against Senator Hontiveros are unrelated to any PhilHealth issues but concern the Kian delos Santos case
Noynoy Aquino eyes filing cases vs accusers in court
Former president Noynoy Aquino still stands by his appointment of ousted Supreme Court chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, June 5, 2018
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Riding-in-tandem, Aquino and Dengvaxia, Warriors vs. Cavaliers | Evening wRap
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Aquino: VACC graft complaint should be dismissed outright
(3rd UPDATE) Former president Benigno Aquino III says the graft complaint filed against him by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption has no basis whatsoever
Aquino camp hits VACC 'pattern': File cases vs ex-president, get gov't post
'Even the severely inebriated can see the pattern: anyone who files a complaint against the former president is magically given an appointment,' says the camp of ex-president Benigno Aquino III on the latest complaint of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption
VACC lawyer Manny Luna appointed to anti-corruption body
Manny Luna is among the lawyers who filed a complaint against former president Benigno Aquino III, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, and Judicial and Bar Council officials over Sereno's appointment in 2012
Inciting to sedition: Charges filed vs Trillanes over anti-Duterte speech
(UPDATED) Senator Antonio Trillanes IV delivered a privilege speech on October 3, 2017, accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of undeclared bank transactions of P2 billion
VACC goes to Ombudsman to oust Sereno, sue Aquino
(UPDATED) The VACC is working on the theory that Sereno's appointment is null and void because of non-compliance with the JBC requirement on SALN submissions
Aquino, Sanofi, DOH officials face graft complaint over Dengvaxia mess
The VACC, VPCI, and physician Francisco Cruz claim that the accused government officials 'anomalously' funded the immunization program and favored Sanofi to procure the vaccine
Lawyer Eduardo Bringas appointed to Duterte anti-corruption body
Eduardo Bringas represented former NBI officials who filed drug raps against Senator Leila de Lima, a vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte
ICC on Duterte, Poe slams Roque, Malacanang on rice supply | Evening wRap
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DTI's Lopez, Hyundai face plunder, estafa complaint
(UPDATED) The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption accuses Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez of favoring Hyundai, which the group claims should not have been given P1.1 billion in tax exemptions
DOH considers UP-PGH findings as primary 'evidence’ on Dengvaxia
The DOH is willing to share the UP-PGH's findings to the Public Attorney's Office, which is conducting its own exhumation and forensic examination of other children vaccinated with Dengvaxia
Dante Jimenez heads Duterte's anti-corruption commission
President Rodrigo Duterte also appoints former senatorial candidate Greco Belgica as one of the powerful body's commissioners
DOH to ‘complement efforts’ of VACC in its Dengvaxia probe – Duque
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says DOH 'cannot and will never obstruct' the efforts of the VACC and the PAO, and promises to provide them with the necessary DOH documents
Aguirre orders PAO to assist families of Dengvaxia vaccine recipients
Parents of two girls who died months after getting the dengue vaccine file affidavits before the Department of Justice
The impeachers: Out to get the Chief Justice and the Ombudsman
Two factors are crucial to both impeachment bids: timing and the inside connections of those seeking to oust Maria Lourdes Sereno and Conchita Carpio Morales
Aquino hits Topacio over plunder claims in Dengvaxia controversy
Former president Benigno Aquino III says lawyer Ferdinand Topacio can be sued for slander for making accusations without evidence
Sereno calls out lawyer for ‘untrue’ accusation of delay in solving case
Lawyer Eligio Mallari wants the House justice committee to include his land dispute case in the impeachment proceedings against Sereno
VACC alleges 'widespread coverup' of dengue vaccine anomalies
Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption says it eyes filing a class suit against former and current government officials and Sanofi, the dengue vaccine manufacturer
Morales vows action on cases by 2018 'unless impeached or convicted'
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales refuses to comment on accusations that their investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte's bank records is illegal
PH rule of law rating drops, Marawi stragglers, Australia travel warning | Evening wRap
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SAF kin, VACC want SC to bring back homicide charges vs Aquino
VACC lawyer Ferdinand Topacio wants the High Court to review the Ombudsman's decision to junk the 44 counts of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide filed against ex-president Noynoy Aquino
From 'Gang of Five' member to VACC lawyer: Who is Jacinto 'Jing' Paras?
Former Negros Oriental representative Jacinto 'Jing' Paras has been tagged as a member of the 'Gang of Five' which reportedly received bribes from major cellular networks in 2001
Did Carandang commit breaches, and can the President remove him?
The provision granting the President the power to remove a Deputy Ombudsman was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2014
Aguirre files wiretapping complaint vs Hontiveros
(UPDATED) Aguirre says he will also file an ethics complaint before the Senate against Hontiveros
Lacson, Sereno, Paras | Evening wRap
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Jing Paras files kidnapping complaint vs Hontiveros for taking Kian witnesses
The former lawmaker accuses Senator Risa Hontiveros of taking custody of the witnesses, who are minors, without court authorization
Sereno impeachment, Reynaldo de Guzman, iPhone X | Evening wRap
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1st impeach complaint vs Sereno 'sufficient in form, substance'
2nd UPDATE The House committee on justice finds the second complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno – filed by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption and the Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution – insufficient in form
Senate minority renews call for 'incompetent' Aguirre's resignation
The Filipinos deserve better than a Cabinet official who resorts to spreading lies sowing intrigue and to name calling opposition senators say
Maring, Hontiveros on Aguirre, Trump | Midday wRap
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Hontiveros liable for wiretapping, says VACC's Jing Paras
Paras says he does not recall receiving Aguirre s purported text message because he receives many texts daily and erases them all at the end of the day
Family of witnesses in Kian slay seeks Church protection
3rd UPDATE After a standoff the family of witnesses in the killing of Kian Loyd delos Santos chooses to run to Caloocan Bishop Pablo David not the CIDG
Uber suspension, Andy Bautista, new SC justice | Evening wRap
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VACC starts impeachment case buildup vs Chairman Bautista
The Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives will not accept any documents other than certified or original appended to impeachment complaints VACC tells the NBI in the letter
Sereno impeachment: Supreme Court OKs release of documents to aid VACC complaint
For a second impeachment complaint lawyer Larry Gadon asks for more documents including the results of the Chief Justice s psychological examinations
Sereno impeachment case: Publicity first, documents later
VACC and Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution send a letter request to the SC for copies of court orders and resolutions two days after filing a complaint before the House Secretary General
VACC seeks Chief Justice Sereno impeachment
UPDATED The complaint is jointly submitted by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption and the Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution but it has not yet been endorsed by a lawmaker
Aquino on Mamasapano: Ombudsman violated my right to due process
Aquino claims he was never given the chance to defend himself from complaints of graft and usurpation of authority
Jose Calida's many hats for friend Rody
(UPDATED) Calling himself the 'tribune of the people,' Solicitor General Jose Calida has visited a drug lord in jail and faced the Supreme Court – all to bring down a Duterte critic
Suarez to back impeachment complaint vs Ombudsman
But two minority lawmakers – Representatives Lito Atienza and John Bertiz – say Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has been doing a good job
Balikatan, impeachment complaint, Macron | Midday wRap
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VACC to file impeachment complaint vs Ombudsman when Alvarez returns
VACC lawyer Ferdinand Topacio clarifies Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez is not behind the complaint and is merely one of the lawmakers they are seeking an endorsement from
VACC to file contempt charges vs Robredo, LP senators
The group s lawyer says Vice President Leni Robredo Senator Francis Pangilinan and Senator Franklin Drilon have been making statements that disrespect the court
P1M bounty up: 'Big-time politician' hiding Ronnie Dayan?
UPDATED Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II says the National Bureau of Investigation is tracking down Ronnie Dayan the former bodyguard and driver of Senator Leila de Lima who allegedly received drug money for her
Aquino hopes for 'fair' probe into De Lima's alleged drug links
The former president says he hopes legal proceedings today are far from the fraudulent ones conducted during the Martial Law era
