Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales is bringing in two litigation lawyers from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to beef up the prosecution team handling the plunder cases of Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revillla Jr. in the Sandiganbayan.
Former Iloilo Representative Augusto Syjuco Jr. on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to rule against the President’s immunity from suit.
Seven more mayors in Lanao del Sur have decided to file a plunder complaint against the manager of the Lanao del Sur Electric Coop. (Lasureco) and two government officials in the Office of the Ombudsman as the electric utility’s debt to its power suppliers ballooned to over P8 billion.
Makati City has gained the distinction of having the most expensive parking building in the country if a group of Makati City residents are to be believed.
The former mayors of Angeles City and Bacolod City have been charged separately with graft in the Sandiganbayan for alleged questionable transactions during their tenures.
