There was no shootout and an attempt at a cover-up by some of his subordinates in the massacre of 13 persons in Atimonan, Quezon province, according to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima.
Saying they have been deprived of congressional representation, four Pampanga residents have sought to intervene in the petition of former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the Supreme Court to stop the Sandiganbayan from proceeding with the plunder case against her involving the alleged misuse of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) contingency funds.
The Sandiganbayan on Wednesday denied separate petitions of detained former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and three others accused of plundering charity sweepstakes funds for a Christmas furlough.
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has a Valentine’s date arranged for her by the Sandiganbayan.
It was neither a trick nor a treat. For a moment on Monday, reporters thought former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo would be able to walk away from detention at Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City, courtesy of a purported temporary restraining order (TRO) from the Supreme Court (SC).
The filing of plunder charges against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo now rests with Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, Malacañang said Wednesday.
Three of the plunder cases filed against former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo have stemmed from the alleged abuse of funds at the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).
The Senate blue ribbon committee wants former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Rosario Uriarte, former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) vice chairperson and general manager, charged with plunder and technical malversation for the release of P325 million in intelligence funds in the last three years of Arroyo’s term.
