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The House of Reps rushed Wednesday night, Sept. 28, passage of the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023. That amount is loaded with Legislative and Executive pork barrels. Congress will break for All Saints/All Souls Day, Oct. 1-Nov. 6.
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Nearly a decade after the Commission on Audit exposed the pork barrel scam that reportedly defrauded government of more than P10 billion, the audit agency finally affirmed the liability of a former partylist solon in the release of over P10.79 million to a bogus foundation linked to alleged scam mas
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Erratum: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Atty. Francisco Figura was among those convicted. He was acquitted of the charges. We apologize for this mistake.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 5) The Sandiganbayan has again convicted businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles in connection with the pork barrel scam – this time, along with former Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Constantino Jaraula.
In a 103-page decision released on Friday, the first division of the anti-graft court found Napoles, Jaraula, and three cohorts “guilty beyond reasonable doubt” for three counts of graft and three counts of malversation of public funds, particularly the lawmaker’s Priority Development Assistance Fund.