The Office of the Ombudsman has suspended Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro, Vice Mayor Marion Andres, and several city councilors for six months without pay. The suspension stems from multiple criminal and administrative complaints filed against them regarding alleged irregularities in procurement transactions during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Mayor Teodoro expressed his belief … Read more
Ombudsman Files Case vs Manila Mayor Honey, Ex-Mayor Moreno for NCAP Anomaly Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna and Ex-Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso face raps over alleged anomaly on No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) in the city. Regarding an apparent irregularity in the No NCAP’s implementation in the city, various complaints were made to the Ombudsman against … Read more
De Lima and Dayan free from Bribery charges issued by the Ombudsman OMBUDSMAN – The office of the Ombudsman junks the bribery case against the former Senator Leila de Lima and his ex-aid Ronnie Dayan, as it found insufficient probable cause for the accusation. In a nine pages resolution released on Jan. 5 but only … Read more
Roderick Paulate is facing graft and falsification charges Quezon City Councilor Roderick Paulate was charged with graft and falsification at the Sandiganbayan for the alleged hiring of ghost employers as consultants from July to December 2010. Allegedly, he was able to pocket P1.1 million of collected payments due to this. The QC Councilor together with … Read more
Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of Senator Joel Villanueva after finding him guilty. Office of the Ombudsman has finally issue a dismissal order from public service of Senator Joel Villanueva after finding him guilty. Ombudsman find him liable for the supposed misuse of P10 million of his congressional Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). … Read more
Mayor ‘Tinto’ Bascon says cockfighting is part of Filipino tradition. Mayor Agustin ‘Tinto’ Bascon of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental is ready to face the charge filed against him in the Sandiganbayan and is confident that he shall be on the winning side in the end. A criminal case was filed against the local chief executive … Read more
Supreme Court Dismissed Three Separate Petitions Of Napoles VS Ombudsman Supreme Court dismissed three separate petitions of Napoles filed by so-called “pork barrel queen” Janet Lim Napoles that brings up the filing of graft charges against her related to the anomalous use of pork barrel fund of lawmakers. The petitions relate to the alleged anomalous … Read more