IN THE KNOW: Plunder cases vs Gloria Arroyo

Five other plunder cases have been filed against Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo since she stepped down from the presidency in June 2010.

These are:

The case filed by Bayan Muna Representatives Teddy Casiño and Neri Colmenares on July 1, 2010, in connection with the aborted $329-million NBN-ZTE deal.

The complaint was filed in the Department of Justice and then referred to the Philippine Truth Commission, a special panel that the Supreme Court later struck down as unconstitutional.

The P72-million case filed in August 2010 by Danilo Lihaylihay, the president of the Philippine Association of Revenue Investigators, for the alleged anomalous sale of the old Iloilo airport for P1.2 billion to Megaworld Corp. in 2007.

The other respondents were former Executive Secretary Alberto Romulo, former Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, John Sevilla and Megaworld Corp. owner Andrew Tan.

The case filed on April 26, 2011, by former Solicitor General Frank Chavez for the alleged misuse of more than P550 million from the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (Owwa) from March 2003 to February 2004.

Chavez also named as respondents Romulo, former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. president and chief executive officer Francisco Duque III, and former Owwa Administrator Virgilio Angelo.

The case filed by Chavez on June 28, 2011 for the release of nearly P1.6 billion in fertilizer funds to congressmen, governors and mayors “for [Arroyo’s] political exercise in 2004.”

Also charged were former Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr., former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-joc” Bolante, Assistant Agriculture Secretary Ibarra Poliquit, Budget Undersecretary Mario Relampagos and Budget Director Nora Oliveros.

Jaime Paule, Rose Lingan-Florendo, Leni Aquino and Jane Fabian, previously named as “runners” in the alleged diversion of the funds, were also included as respondents.

The case filed by Casiño and Colmenares on July 12, 2011 in connection with the alleged misuse of at least P325 million in intelligence funds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).

Charged with Arroyo was former PCSO General Manager Rosario Uriarte. Inquirer Research