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CA allows Nueva Ecija Governor Umali to assume office
The Court of Appeals issues a TRO against a 2016 Ombudsman order to dismiss and perpetually bar Nueva Ecija Governor Aurelio Umali from holding public office
Sandiganbayan acquits former DBM, TRC execs of graft over PDAF scam
Former budget undersecretary Mario Relampagos is cleared of 4 counts of graft, while former Technology Resource Center chief Dennis Cunanan is cleared of 6 counts of the same offense
Sandiganbayan sets 2019 trial for Enrile plunder case
The plunder case has been stuck at the pre-trial level for years because the Supreme Court granted Enrile's request to require the prosecution to specify to the tiniest details its evidence against him
De Lima: Revilla's acquittal 'sends wrong signal'
The detained senator says the Sandiganbayan's verdict on former senator Bong Revilla is 'a sad moment for truth, justice, and accountability'
TIMELINE: Bong Revilla's plunder case and the pork barrel scam
After a release order and 4 years of imprisonment, former senator Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr will be free, following his acquittal
Verdict on Bong Revilla plunder case out December 7
(UPDATED) This will significantly affect the action star-turned-politician's candidacy for senator in 2019
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3 ex-senators charged in pork barrel scam running in 2019
(UPDATED) Ramon Revilla Jr is currently detained, while Jinggoy Estrada and Juan Ponce Enrile are out on bail
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Arroyo allies vow pork barrel won't return in 2019 budget
Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro says Senator Panfilo Lacson's warning against the possible return of pork barrel is just 'speculative'
Napoles daughter back in PH
(UPDATED) Jeane Napoles just went on a trip to Indonesia, her lawyer says
Children’s council chief charged over P10M worth of ghost projects
Mary Mitzi Cajayon Uy used as conduit an NGO previously linked to a pork barrel scam
Sandiganbayan junks Gigi Reyes bail petition
The anti-graft court says there is strong evidence against plunder defendant Gigi Reyes, the former chief of staff of ex-senator Juan Ponce Enrile
Ombudsman Morales on big losses: I don’t quantify success
‘The lesson to learn is to never think that you are infallible,’ says retiring Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales
'Hindi pa tapos ang laban': Prosecution downplays witnesses in Revilla plunder
Two employees of Janet Lim Napoles pin the blame on Benhur Luy and clear former senator Bong Revilla, but the prosecution is counting on official documents to connect the dots
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
FACT CHECK: No new list from Napoles on pork barrel scam
The video is an interview with Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra. He did not mention this claim in that interview
Guevarra: New Napoles confessions won’t affect her plunder cases
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra says the camp of alleged pork barrel scam Janet Napoles has not reached out to him yet
Guevarra stops state protection for Janet Napoles
(3rd UPDATE) This is Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra's first major decision in the pork barrel scam
Sandiganbayan bars lawyers of budget exec from withdrawing as counsel
Lawyers of former budget undersecretary Mario Relampagos tell the court they could no longer continue as legal counsel because he has refused to listen to their advice for him to return home
Estrada PDAF puts gov't firm's ex-officials in hot water
COA says two ex-officials of a Zambaonga del Norte government firm were liable for the illegal transfer of former senator Jinggoy Estrada's PDAF
PACC: Napoles not pork barrel 'mastermind', just 'willing beneficiary'
According to PACC Commissioner Greco Belgica, only politicians could have led the multibillion-peso corruption scheme
Revilla asks Supreme Court: Do something, I’m the only one left in jail
The former senator and now plunder defendant files an urgent motion before the High Court requesting for ‘interim measures,’ one of which is provisional liberty
Stephen David using Palace connections for Napoles?
'[Medialdea] was asked by Atty David if he could overrule me, he said he could not, because he is of the same opinion as mine,' Aguirre says, referring to his opinion about the need for the Sandiganbayan's nod to transfer Napoles to a safehouse
Law bars DOJ from taking custody of Janet Napoles – Sandiganbayan chief
'BJMP is a secure facility, she's been there for quite some time, and we have not received a single report of threat,' says Presiding Justice Tang
Medialdea advised Napoles lawyer on jail transfer
'[It's] because we are in a situation where we don't know what to do.... That's why we have to consult people in authority,' says Janet Lim Napoles' lawyer Stephen David, defending a meeting in Malacañang
No need for Janet Napoles: Cases vs LP lawmakers pending at Ombudsman
Lawyer Levito Baligod had previously filed pork scam cases against 17 Liberal Party (LP) legislators and 8 non-LP legislators
Sandiganbayan to DOJ: Prove threats vs Janet Napoles
First Division Justice Geraldine Faith Econg says lawyer Stephen David's story about a supposed ransacking incident inside the prison cell of Janet Napoles is ‘unimaginable’
Ombudsman Morales: Janet Napoles' witness protection won't affect cases
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales says the development will not affect the multiple counts of plunder and graft Janet Lim Napoles is facing before the Sandiganbayan
CA affirms Masbate's Lanete barred from public office
The Court of Appeals rules on the condonation doctrine that Rizalina Seachon Lanete invoked – the same doctrine being cited by Cebu's Gwendolyn Garcia in a separate case
Napoles jumps on 'main plunderer' bandwagon, asks SC for bail again
Alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles files a supplemental petition using a principle that has worked for two plunder defendants in the past
Ex-Iloilo lawmaker indicted over P14.7-M pork scam
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales approves the filing of one count of graft against former Iloilo 5th District representative Rolex Suplico
Sandiganbayan orders suspension of Iloilo Representative Treñas over graft
'It is part of the judicial process which should be respected. I will coordinate with the Office of the Speaker for its implementation,' says Iloilo City Representative Jerry Treñas
Jailed senators' Christmas: Revilla home Dec. 24, De Lima allowed visitors Dec. 25
Bong Revilla has asked for furlough from the anti-graft court hearing his plunder case, while Leila de Lima only asks her family to be allowed to visit on Christmas
Philippines’ 12 biggest cases of 2017
From jailing a sitting senator to debating the constitutionality of the Duterte administration's war on drugs, look back at the high-stakes judgments, decisions, and preliminary investigations of 2017
Bong Revilla again pushes for outright dismissal in plunder case
Revilla's lawyers point out that some of the kickbacks cannot be traced back to any SARO
Sandiganbayan puts giant roadblock in Revilla's bid to dismiss plunder case
Revilla's lawyers can still file a demurrer to evidence but it will be risky on their part
Jinggoy asks court nod for Hong Kong family holiday
'The family has been longing for bonding outside of the country,' plunder defendant Jinggoy Estrada tells the court
COA to DSWD-NCR: Pay supplier of PDAF-funded project
'The declaration of unconstitutionality of the PDAF…was not intended to evade the duty of the government to pay valid obligations,' says the Commission on Audit
Sandiganbayan affirms Jinggoy Estrada bail grant
'The court believes that the evidence presented by the prosecution in the bail hearings did not sufficiently establish that the accused was one of the main actors or masterminds in the so-called PDAF scam,' says the anti-graft court
PRC: Trillanes' allegations based on misleading, outdated facts
Philippine Red Cross Secretary-General Oscar Palabyab says the issues against the organization are 'now being sensationalized to the prejudice of the PRC'
Why cover the national budget?
Boring they may be, but the national budget documents tell the story of how our money is supposed to be spent
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 to seek outright dismissal of P224.5-M plunder case
Contrary to his earlier plan, former senator Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr will no longer file a petition for bail
Jinggoy Estrada accuses Ombudsman investigator of extort try in 2013
Estrada, however, says his testimony will not be necessary if an investigation is indeed launched against the Office of the Ombudsman
Ex-Sandiganbayan chief argues for reversal of Jinggoy bail
'It is very elementary that, in conspiracy, the act of one is the act of all,' Sandoval tells his former juniors at the anti-graft court
Ex-Caloocan lawmaker indicted over P10-M PDAF scam
Mary Mitzi Cajayon-Uy is the Executive Director of the Council for the Welfare of Children under the Department of Social Welfare and Development – the implementing agency of her alleged ghost projects
Former Caloocan Rep Baby Asistio indicted over P8M PDAF scam
Also indicted is former Social Welfare secretary Esperanza Cabral for facilitating the anomalous transaction
Jinggoy Estrada’s pork scam graft trial finally begins
Estrada starts his nationwide thank you tour in the Visayas in one to two months' time
