MANILA — Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte on Wednesday urged business establishments, offices and households to strictly practice water conservation measures amid water service interruptions and depleted water supply in Metro Manila. “We should use water wisely, especially now that we are experiencing the effects of El Niño, lalo na sa mga tahanan natin … Read More
MANILA — Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte on Thursday asked the Tricycle Operators and Drivers’ Associations (TODAs) in the areas affected by the Tandang Sora flyover closure to cooperate with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) amid the clearing operations along the designated alternative routes. Last Tuesday, the MMDA started the clearing operations along … Read More
MANILA — The Sandiganbayan has sentenced a former mayor of Cabuyao City, Laguna to eight years imprisonment for being a member of the Board of Directors of a private bank during his term in government office. The anti-graft court’s 7th Division, in its 20-page ruling dated Feb. 1, 2019, found Isidro Hemedes Jr. guilty of graft, … Read More
MANILA –The Sandiganbayan has sentenced three former officials of a town in Tarlac to 20 years imprisonment after they were found guilty of illegally purchasing almost PHP700,000 worth of items from a company not accredited by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 1996 and 1997. The anti-graft court’s 1st Division found guilty of two … Read More
MANILA — The Sandiganbayan has sentenced a former register of deeds of Baguio City to eight years imprisonment after being found guilty of graft over an illegal land transaction in 2010. The Sandiganbayan 1st Division, in a decision dated Jan. 11, 2019, ordered former Baguio City Register of Deeds Juanito Ampaguey to be perpetually disqualified from … Read More
MANILA — For overpayment of a “ghost” project in Bacolod City in 1992, the Sandiganbayan has sentenced five former executives of the National Housing Authority (NHA) to 10 years imprisonment. The Sandiganbayan Second Division, in a decision dated Dec. 7, 2018, also perpetually barred former NHA Visayas Management Office Manager Josephine Angsico, manager Virgilio Dacalos, Regional … Read More
MANILA — The Sandiganbayan sentenced a former provincial board member of Davao Oriental to a maximum jail term of 58 years for allowing hiring of “ghost employees” in the provincial government from July 2001 to March 2003. Aside from former Davao Oriental Board member Maria Consuelo Toroba Palma Gil- Roflo, the anti-graft court’s Special Third Division … Read More
MANILA — The Sandiganbayan on Friday allowed former First Lady and now Ilocos Norte 2nd District Rep. Imelda Romualdez Marcos to post a PHP150,000 bailbond for each count of the seven counts of her graft conviction, for a total of PHP1.05 million. In its decision, Sandiganbayan Fifth Division Chairman Associate Justice Rafael Lagos allowed Marcos to … Read More
MANILA — The Sandiganbayan on Friday convicted former First Lady and now Ilocos Norte 2nd District Rep. Imelda Marcos of seven counts of graft due to her “financial interests and participation in the management of private foundations in Switzerland” when she served as a Cabinet official during her late husband’s term. The anti-graft court also sentenced … Read More
MANILA — For being devoid of merit, the Sandiganbayan has turned down the objection of one of the accused in the graft case against former Bacolod City Representative Monico Puentebella, in connection with the alleged overpriced PHP26-million IT (information technology) packages in 2005. The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division, in a resolution dated last Oct. 29, denied the … Read More
MANILA — The Sandiganbayan sentenced a former municipal mayor of Camarines Sur to eight years in prison for a graft case when he unlawfully deprived a municipal health officer of salaries and allowances in 2010. In a 27-page ruling, the anti-graft court’s First Division also ordered former Bato, Camarines Sur mayor Jeanette Bernaldez to be perpetually … Read More
MANILA — Despite the slash in the proposed PHP3.7575-trillion national budget for next year in almost half of all government agencies, two government officials on Wednesday assured that the government will continue its commitment to provide free basic to college education. During a media forum in Quezon City, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Officer-in-Charge Dr. Prospero … Read More
MANILA — Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has indicted former President Benigno Simeon Aquino III for usurpation of legislative powers in connection with the alleged anomalous Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). In a resolution dated May 22, 2018, which was approved by the Ombudsman on June 14, 2018, the special panel partially granted the motion for reconsideration filed … Read More
MANILA — The Sandiganbayan has sentenced a former municipal mayor in Quezon province to a six-year jail term after he was found guilty of falsifying disbursement vouchers to purchase hand tractors and motor engines under a national livelihood program in 2004. The anti-graft court also ordered former Unisan, Quezon mayor Cesar Alpay to pay a total … Read More
MANILA — Pozorrubio, Pangasinan Mayor Artemio Chan on Monday posted bail before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) for the graft case filed against him by a couple who accused him of ordering a municipal worker to solemnize their civil in 2016. Aside from Chan, his co-accused Daniel Sarmiento Jr., a municipal employee of Pozorrubio, … Read More
MANILA — Special Assistant to the President Secretary Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Wednesday reiterated President Rodrigo Duterte’s vow to hike the salary of public school teachers. “Ngayon naman ang next plan niya is yung sa mga teacher naman. Kung may pera pa ang gobyerno, naaawa siya sa mga teacher at gusto niya rin ma-increase if not ma-doble ung suweldo (His next plan is for … Read More