Biñan mayor Perez faces raps over shady garbage management deal

Biñan, Laguna Mayor Hermis Carlo Perez has been charged with graft over his alleged involvement in the anomalous P71 million solid waste management...

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Ombudsman orders dismissal of Mayor Barcelon for Nasugbu dumpsite

Nasugbu Mayor Antonio Jose Barcelon has been dismissed by the Office of the Ombudsman for grave misconduct and gross neglect of duty for a non-environmentally compliant...

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Small win! Batangas mayor Sabili secures TRO vs suspension

Lipa City Mayor Meynard Sabili has managed to stave off, at the moment, the suspension order of the Office of the Ombudsman against...

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Mayor Sabili to Ralph Recto: Stop interfering with Lipa politics

Lipa City Mayor Meynard Sabili called on Senator Ralph Recto to refrain from interfering with the city's...

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Danilo Suarez lauds Ombudsman for filing graft charges vs Jun Abaya over MRT mess

Quezon 3rd District Representative Danilo Suarez lauded the Office of the Ombudsman for indicting former Transportation Secretary Jun Abaya and 16 others over the P4.2-billion MRT maintenance mess. The Quezon politiko called the Ombudsman’s decision to file graft charges Abaya “the first step towards the right direction.” “These irregularities happened during the...

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Ex-Rizal mayor Tanjuatco charged over fertilizer fund scam

Former Tanay, Rizal mayor Tomas Ricardo Tanjuatco has been charged with graft over his alleged involvement in the 2004 fertilizer fund scam. The Office of the Ombudsman filed the case before the Sandiganbayan after finding probable cause to indict him of graft. Also named as his co-accused are Municipal Planning and Development coordinator Adorable Sunga,...

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SC asks Ombudsman to comment on Bong Revilla’s plea to stop hearings

The Supreme Court has asked the Office of the Ombudsman for comment over the petition of detained former Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. seeking to stop the proceedings over the his pork barrel scam...

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After 25 years: Ombudsman recovers all of ex-Calauan mayor’s illicit wealth

The Office of the Ombudsman has finally completed the recovery of ill-gotten wealth obtained by former Calauan mayor Antonio Sanchez and his wife, Editha, after more than 25...

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Doble kara! Ex-mayor Hemedes charged for working at a bank

Former Cabuyao City, Laguna mayor Isidro Hemedes Jr. has been charged with graft for allegedly holding a position at a local bank while still a government...

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Sandiganbayan resets ex-gov Ynares’ arraignment to April

The arraignment of former Rizal governor Casimiro Ynares Jr. over charges in his alleged involvement in the purchase of overpriced fertilizers has been pushed back to...

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