Rappler's latest stories on plunder cases in the Philippines
Napoles safehouse bid denied as DOJ re-evaluates her WPP coverage
After 3 divisions of the Sandiganbayan denied her appeal to be transferred to a safehouse, Janet Lim Napoles is now counting on the DOJ to finalize her provisional Witness Protection Program coverage
Suspend ex-SAF chief, 3 others over missing funds – complainants
Complainants, led by a former SAF chief, had earlier filed a malversation and plunder complaint against the 4 cops over P59.8 million in unreleased allowances

Senate to probe unreleased P59.8-M allowance of SAF troopers
Senate public order and dangerous drugs committee chair Panfilo Lacson says if true, the withholding of allowances 'constitutes a criminal or unlawful act'

DOJ shifts tone on Napoles; doesn’t back her safehouse demand
(UPDATED) Guevarra says he has no plans of meeting with Napoles’ lawyers. 'Why would I?' he asks, reflecting a drastic change from the style of his predecessor.

Fate of ex-SAF chief up to Albayalde now – Dela Rosa
Albayalde himself knows the struggle of SAF troopers over their allowances as he was once part of the elite force

Former SAF chief faces plunder charges over P59.8M in unreleased allowances
Former and current members of the Special Action Force (SAF) file charges against former SAF chief Benjamin Lusad and other finance officials over nearly two years’ worth of allowances that were not distributed to police

Napoles to Sandiganbayan: BJMP’s greyhound team harassed me
Napoles submits a BJMP incident report as part of the requirement to prove there is a need to move her to a safehouse

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
Revilla again delays trial at Sandiganbayan
Former senator Bong Revilla’s lawyer, Estelito Mendoza, reveals their petition before the Supreme Court has been on the en banc agenda for weeks now, but the Sereno controversy bumped it off. The en banc agenda is supposed to be confidential.
Napoles loses another bail petition at Supreme Court
Janet Lim Napoles does not succeed in using the main plunderer principle in this case

Sandiganbayan OKs pause of Bong Revilla plunder trial until February 15
If the Supreme Court does not issue a Temporary Restraining Order by February 15, the trial will have to continue

Still no trial for Jinggoy Estrada; urges court to grant bail
UPDATED The President knows what he is talking about being a prosecutor before says Estrada of Duterte who said he and Revilla should be granted bail
Lawmakers react to SC ruling on Gloria Arroyo case
Here s what the country s lawmakers are saying about the acquittal of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

De Lima on SC's Arroyo ruling: Why wait for change in admin?
UPDATED What s happening? Why did they have to wait for the change in administration to issue that ruling? says senator and former justice chief Leila de Lima

Arroyo camp: Acquittal proves 'political persecution' by Aquino
Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio says the Supreme Court ruling shows that the Aquino administration was merely harassing its political opponents to cover up its gross lack of accomplishments

Gigi Reyes needs psychiatric treatment – doctor
UPDATED Gigi Reyes returns to the Camp Bagong Diwa jail after a brief stay at the Philippine Heart Center

EDITORIAL CARTOON: How to end the PDAF blockbuster
There is a way to bring the real issue corruption back in the game – if the government brings to jail even those who are very much part of this daang matuwid administration
