INQToday: Enrile, Reyes, Napoles cleared of plunder in pork barrel case

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:

Enrile, Reyes, Napoles cleared of plunder in pork barrel case

Former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, who is currently President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s chief legal counsel, his former aide Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes, and Janet Napoles, who earned the moniker pork barrel scam queen, were acquitted of plunder.

The Sandiganbayan Special Third Division’s verdict on Enrile, Reyes, and Napoles during promulgation on Friday stemmed from cases connected to the misuse of pork barrel funds, which broke out in 2013.

11 Makabayan bets, Camille Villar file COC for senator

The Makabayan party’s senatorial bets and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar formalize their bid to run for senator after filing their certificates of candidacy on Friday, October 4.

Sual, Pangasinan mayor linked to Bamban mayor, makes reelection bid

Mayor of Sual town in Pangasinan province Liseldo Calugay, who made headlines for his alleged link to dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, on Thursday, filed his certificate of candidacy for a third term in office.

Calugay and his running mates first visited the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary of Manaoag in Manaoag town, Pangasinan and in another church in Sual before proceeding to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in their locality.

PAOCC finds an illegal Pogo still operating near Senate

An illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) located near the Senate building in Pasay City was discovered in a raid conducted on Thursday, according to the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC).

Winston Casio, PAOCC spokesperson, said the Pogo hub found at the Kimberhi Building on Macapagal Boulevard served as a “scam farm.”