Court denies Napoles' plea to dismiss criminal cases
Sandiganbayan (File photo) MANILA - The Sandiganbayan denied businesswoman Janet Napoles' plea to dismiss the cases implicating her in charges against former agrarian reform secretary Nasser Pangandaman. In a resolution dated July 19, the anti-graft court's Fifth Division trying the case for malversation and falsification of Napoles said the businesswoman's motion filed in June was only a rehash of a similar motion to quash denied by the Supreme Court two months earlier. Napoles was charged with allegedly operating or controlling non-governmental organizations (NGOs) supposedly use...
Source: philippinetimes.com