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Trial wraps for Revilla: Did prosecution tie loose ends?
Benhur Luy has neither talked to Revilla nor seen him sign anything. The prosecution says documents will bear them out.
Benhur testimony pins down Bong Revilla staff in plunder trial
‘Segurista si Madame, hindi siya magbibigay ng pera kay Attorney Cambe kung wala silang agreement ni Revilla,’ says Benhur Luy
Pork barrel scam witness now claims Luy forged Revilla's signature
Marina Sula also accuses the former lead prosecutor of coaching her earlier testimonies in the plunder trial of former senator Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr
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Revilla, Napoles begin move for outright dismissal of plunder cases
The Supreme Court’s main plunderer principle comes into play again, as it is used by both camps to boost their case
Benhur Luy admits not seeing Gigi Reyes' signature on pork documents
The Sandiganbayan begins hearing the bail petition of Gigi Reyes, former chief of staff of ex-senator Juan Ponce Enrile
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
Napoles, Revilla camps try to block bank witnesses in plunder trial
Bank records show withdrawals by Napoles NGOs
Benhur Luy's credibility under scrutiny in PDAF scam hearing
Dennis Cunanan's lawyer asks Benhur Luy about his hard drive, fake names that he signed for, and his alleged direct dealings with a staff member of detained former senator Jinggoy Estrada
Napoles moves for bail again, this time via Supreme Court
Napoles asks the High Tribunal to dismiss the plunder case against her and issue an order allowing her to post bail
PDAF cases, Duterte-time: Napoles confident of freedom 'in less than 2 years'
The justice department, the Solicitor General, and the Court of Appeals have helped the cases of the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind in no small measure
UCPB claims no bank records for Benhur Luy
Former senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr asks the Sandiganbayan to subpoena records of Benhur Luy s supposed 30 accounts from different banks
After CA acquittal: What's next for Janet Napoles?
The Napoles camp intends to file a new petition for bail They have also set a meeting with Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II
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Calida on Napoles acquittal: 'Justice prevailed'
Solicitor General Jose Calida lauds the Court of Appeals for clearing Janet Lim Napoles in her serious illegal detention case and says this acquittal has no effect on the pork barrel scam cases
CA acquits Napoles in illegal detention case
The Court of Appeals reverses the 2015 conviction of a Makati court saying that Janet Lim Napoles guilt was not proven beyond reasonable doubt
SC denies Jinggoy's motion for reconsideration in plunder trial
The High Court says Estrada does not raise any new and substantive arguments to merit a reconsideration
Jinggoy Estrada: SolGen's comment on Napoles will weaken PDAF cases
Former senator Jinggoy Estrada says Solicitor General Jose Calida s manifestation will hurt the credibility of whistle blower Benhur Luy
Napoles accuses De Lima of extortion over illegal detention case
3rd UPDATE Senator Leila de Lima denies Janet Lim Napoles allegation describing her as a polluted source and pathological liar
Malampaya fund: Ex-Palawan gov Reyes faces P1.5-B graft case
Some construction projects meant to be funded by Malampaya royalties appear on reports as complete or nearly complete but turn out to be far from finished
87 witnesses to appear in Revilla plunder trial
The prosecution is lining up at least 25 witnesses while Revilla s defense team is listing 31 Co accused Janet Napoles has 13 on her list while Richard Cambe has 18
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SolGen parrots Napoles arguments in Luy case
In recommending the acquittal of Janet Napoles the Solicitor General follows the same arguments that the Napoles camp raised at the trial of the Luy illegal detention case
SolGen: There's no deal with Napoles
My interest is to see to it that justice is done says Solicitor General Jose Calida on his recommendation that the court acquit Janet Lim Napoles in her serious illegal detention case
SolGen moves to acquit Napoles in Luy detention case
PCIJ reports that this heralds a policy shift in how the Duterte administration wants to deal with Napoles and other lawmakers accused of misusing pork barrel funds
Group asks Ombudsman to probe Bongbong Marcos in PDAF scam
The vice presidential candidate says the allegations about the misused P205 million pork barrel are old issues that he had answered before
Which bets seeking nat'l posts are in the Benhur Luy files?
The PDAF scam database reveals information about some candidates now running for national posts in the May elections
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
PDAF: Slow-moving corruption issue
Given the slow movement of proceedings in 2015 conviction is unlikely under the present administration
Prosecution seeks to discredit evidence in Estrada, Napoles' bail petitions
The prosecution is seeking to deny their bail petitions by calling their evidence immaterial and irrelevant
Jinggoy camp: Luy digital files tampered with
The Luy disk drive has become unreliable and unbelievable and its contents inaccurate [upon] which the prosecution largely based their allegations against Senator Estrada the defense says
Will Drilon, Abad, Roxas be defense witnesses for Revilla in PDAF graft cases?
Besides his colleagues in the Senate Revilla – in his 66 page pre trial brief – also lists cabinet officials of the Arroyo and Aquino administrations bank officials and 4 PDAF scam whistleblowers as possible witnesses
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
DOJ, NBI officials sought help of US in Napoles case
I suppose maybe they can finish in a year…their legal system is faster than ours says Justice Undersecretary Jose Justiniano referring to the completion of the US civil forfeiture case against Napoles
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
Napoles moved to mothers’ ward in women's correctional
The alleged pork barrel scam mastermind is moved out of the congested general ward at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City
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Janet Napoles gets life sentence for detaining Benhur Luy
A Makati court sentences the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind to life in prison for illegally detaining her longtime aide turned whistleblower
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
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Jeane Napoles is on the government’s lookout list The all out offensive against the BIFF ends today The world says good bye to Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew
The return of Jeane Napoles
Janet Napoles baby girl is back in the Philippines and once again the spotlight is on her
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SC junks plea of fugitive Napoles brother
The Supreme Court dismisses Lim’s allegation that a Makati court acted with inordinate haste in ordering his arrest for illegally detaining pork barrel scam whistle blower Benhuy Luy
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More lawmakers to be charged over PDAF scam
This is the second batch of cases the Ombudsman is set to file before the anti graft court in relation to Janet Napoles multi million peso PDAF diversion scheme
PDAF accused offered immunity for Malampaya testimony?
The allegation is made in open court by Janet Napoles counsel but the Ombudsman investigator who testifies says it s not within his powers to promise immunity to witnesses
Sanctions for other justices in Napoles Kevlar case?
SC Justice Marvic Leonen says the irregularities were so deliberate they cast doubt not only on Ong but also on Justices Jose Hernandez and Cristina Cornejo who acquitted pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles in the Kevlar helmet case
