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Supreme Court (SC) The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the 2019 Sandiganbayan decision that convicted former Maguindanao Gov. Datu Sajid Islam U. Ampatuan of graft, falsification of public documents, and malversation of public funds involving P35.7 million. In his conviction for falsificatio

The Commission on Audit has flagged the Commission on Elections over P671.473 million in unliquidated cash advances of its special disbursing officers, officials and employees.

Office of the Ombudsman Criminal charges for plunder and graft, including administrative complaints, have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against Lipa City re-elected Mayor Eric B. Africa and seven other city personnel in connection with the P107.2 million cash advances alleg

Ombud clears Ahong of graft in case over ‘ghost’ repairs

Supreme Court (SC) The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the ruling of the Commission on Audit (COA) which denied the P43.7 million claimed by a contractor for payment on additional work done in the government’s Mount Pinatubo Rehabilitation Program. Also upheld by the SC were COA’s findings that

PhilHealth says 95% of these funds have already been liquidated. But COA says the agency 'could have at least exercised the required diligence' and followed the rules set by law.

Published May 31, 2021, 3:03 PM Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of former Mayor Norlaine Mitmug Limbona of Pantar, Lanao del Norte and Municipal Accountant Paganaibae Abinal Macaumbos for graft and violations of the Government Auditing Code in the irregular grant of P11.8 million cash advances in 2008. Upheld were their prison term ranging from six to 10 years for violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and the fi...

The quarantine facility at the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) property in Entertainment City, Parañaque City, is already the biggest in Metro Manila, but the Department of Tourism has endorsed the further construction of a “mega vaccination” complex. - NAYONG PILIPINO FOUNDATION PHOTO MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Environment and heritage advocates are opposing a plan by the government to put up a “megavaccination centre” in an urban forest, saying the short-term use of the...

Published March 11, 2021, 12:12 PM Despite invoking the “effects” of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on them, the plea of a former mayor and four other officials to plead guilty to a lesser offense in the graft case filed against them was denied by the Sandiganbayan. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Former Mayor Orville Fua of Lazi town in Siquijor and his co-accused told the Sandiganbayan that the COVID-19 pandemic made them realized that “nothing is more precious than living a quie...

Published February 24, 2021, 7:52 PM There is no need to conduct a special audit of all the funds that would be spent under the implementation of the proposed law expediting the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines if the Commission on Audit will examine purchases through regular audit process. Quirino Rep. Junie Cua Quirino Rep. Junie Cua said auditing rules still apply under Senate Bill 2057 or the proposed COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021, which the House of Representatives adopted Tuesd...