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Published January 20, 2021, 4:40 PM The Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed a perjury case against Peter Joemel Advincula, alias “Bikoy,” over lies he allegedly stated in his testimonies concerning the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” video series. The DoJ filed the case last Jan. 12 before the Manila Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) after finding probable cause to indict him with perjury based on the complaint filed by Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) lawyers former Quezon Rep. Lorenzo “Er...

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Campeon was initially accused of violating Article 217 of the Revised Penal Code, otherwise known as Malversation of Public Funds, for receiving the proceeds from the sale of 2,000 liters of automotive diesel fuel intended for MCS Patrol Boat 3004 in the amount of P59,800 on July 30, 2005. In its ruling, the anti-graft court said the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the guilt of the accused, so Campeon was ordered acquitted of his charge. Campeon ...

January 19, 2021 THE 19th Davao City Council strengthened the law penalizing a person using or producing falsified or tampered Covid-19 medical test results or other health verification documents in the city through an ordinance passed under third and final reading on Tuesday, January 19. Acosta, proponent of the measure, said the ordinance was crafted following the recent apprehension of 22 air passengers at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport, also known as the Davao Inter...

Published January 16, 2021, 12:42 PM The Sandiganbayan Fourth Division has dismissed the graft and falsification charges filed against former officials of the Department of Finance (DOF) officials after finding that the prosecution’s evidence was insufficient.  Raul de Vera and Rosanna Diala, officers of the One Stop Shop Inter-Agency Tax Credit and Drawback Center of the DOF, are two of the co-accused of former Undersecretary Antonio Belicena. They were accused of issuing Tax Credit Certifi...

Published January 13, 2021, 3:54 PM The Sandiganbayan Third Division has ordered the 90-day suspension pendente lite of Davao del Sur Vice Gov. Marc Douglas Chan Cagas IV in light of his graft and malversation cases involving the misuse of his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) when he was a congressman. MANILA BULLETIN FILE The anti-graft court gave Cagas the chance to explain why he should not be preventively suspended from office pursuant to Section 13 of Republic Act (RA) 3019 and ...

Twenty-five former and current officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) face complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) over alleged fraudulent membership enrollment and health claims in Region I amounting to over P1 million, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said

DOJ endorses PhilHealth regional office fraud raps to Ombudsman THE TASK Force PhilHealth has officially endorsed to the Office of the Ombudsman the report of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) on its investigation on alleged fraudulent membership enrolment activities and benefit claims made at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Regional Office 1 (Northern Luzon), an official said on Tuesday. In a statement, Department of Justice (DOJ) Undersecretary Neil B...

PhilHealth officials face graft raps at Ombudsman over reimbursement scheme enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 12) — The National Bureau of Investigation has filed a new complaint against former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. chief Ricardo Morales and other PhilHealth officials before the Office of the Ombudsman over irregularities in the release of the state insurers funds. The NBI on Monday recommended the charges for alleged violation of the Anti-G...

(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In her five-page resolution, Assistant City Prosecutor Kristine Ria Cirilo said she did not find probable cause to charge the protesters, who are members and allies of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, queer) community, for alleged violations of Batas Pambansa Blg. 880 or The Public Assembly Act of 1985, Article 151 of the Revised Penal Code, and Republic Act No. 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseades and Health Events ...

Published December 29, 2020, 1:54 PM Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano has issued an executive order imposing a total ban on the use of fireworks during New Year’s Eve revelry in the city to minimize the risk of injuries and casualties. Rubiano said the EO is in line with Preident Duterte’s Executive Order No. 28 which regulates and controls the use of firecrackers. The ban is also in accordance with a resolution of the National Capital Region Peace and Order Council which recommended th...