Fewer candidates filed for election in Hawaii this year than in the past 10 years
A few of the most competitive primary races in Hawaii can be found in the Legislature, but the 2024 primary is also distinguished by the fact that dozens of incumbents
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A few of the most competitive primary races in Hawaii can be found in the Legislature, but the 2024 primary is also distinguished by the fact that dozens of incumbents
Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the graft charges filed against several private contractors and a provincial official in the alleged anomalous awards of the more than P142 million worth of rehabilitation projects in Negros Oriental in 2012. Cleared of the charges with the grant of
MANILA - A former provincial engineer and seven contractors were cleared by the Sandiganbayan of graft charges related to Negros Oriental provincial government projects in 2012. In a 52-page resolution dated May 4 and uploaded Friday, the anti-graft court's Second Division granted the demurrers and motions to dismiss of Ricardo Santos, Maribel Ranola, Mark Anthony Clemente, Danny Chan, Farouk Macarambon, Alejadro Lim, Wildred Chu, and former provincial engineer Franco Alpuerto. The court cited the "failure of the prosecution to sufficiently establish the essential elements of the crim...