It’s strike two against the government’s anticorruption efforts. After entering into a plea bargain with former military comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia, which was upheld by the Sandiganbayan, the Office of the Ombudsman dismissed the plunder complaint earlier filed by retired Army Col. George Rabusa against former military generals and other ranking officers.
The Office of the Ombudsman has recommended the dismissal of plunder charges against three former Armed Forces chiefs, 14 other top-ranking military officials and five civilians who worked for the military, citing the lack of evidence from the complainant, retired Col. George Rabusa.
Businessman Crisologo Saavedra, one of the complainants in the Balili lot case, said he would file a petition to disqualify Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia as a candidate. “Gwen does not deserve to be elected because she has a lot of cases,” said Saavedra. The move came after Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales declared Garcia and five [...]
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales on Friday ordered the filing of criminal case against former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Avelino Razon Jr. and 22 others before the Sandiganbayan for the questionable repair and maintenance of 28 units of V-150 PNP Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs) for more than P400 million in 2007.
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered a preliminary investigation of former Philippine National Police chief Avelino Razon, other police officials and private individuals to determine if they should be hailed to court for “ghost repairs” on 28 light armored vehicles in 2007 that cost the government P400 million.
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales ordered the conduct of formal investigation and administrative proceedings against former Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Avelino Razon, Jr., other PNP officials and private individuals in connection with the alleged “ghost repairs” of twenty-eight (28) V-150 Light Armored Vehicles in 2007 worth more than P400 Million.
Seventeen former officials and employees of the Department of (DoF) Finance are facing criminal charges before the Sandiganbayan for granting P200 million worth of tax credits to a ghost company and its purported suppliers in the 1990s.
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has formed a committee to create guidelines for the House of Representatives’ disclosure of their statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).
President Benigno Aquino III can nominate and appoint the next Chief Justice, Bureau of Internal Commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares said Thursday.
Bayan Muna Representatives Teddy Casiño and Neri Colmenares on Tuesday submitted to the Ombudsman the unconditional waivers on their bank accounts.
The Supreme Court’s decision to appoint Justice Antonio Carpio as acting chief justice signifies that the institution respects the ruling of the Senate, acting as the impeachment court, to remove Renato Corona as leader of the high tribunal, senators said Tuesday.
Former Chief Justice Renato Corona returned to the Supreme Court for the last time Monday to pack up his belongings
Unseated by the Senate impeachment court for his failure to declare some P180 million in dollar and peso bank deposits, Renato Corona now wants to pursue a “quest for transparency in government service.”
