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DOJ to appeal Teves’ murder acquittal
by Elizabeth Marcelo - February 8, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Justice’s National Prosecution Service will challenge the acquittal of former Negros Oriental representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. of murder in connection with the killing...
DOJ junks Hontiveros’ cyberlibel complaint vs Topacio, 5 others
by Elizabeth Marcelo - February 7, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed the cyberlibel complaint filed by Sen. Risa Hontiveros against lawyer Ferdinand Topacio and five other social media personalities in connection with a video that circulated...
DOJ files tax evasion raps vs Sarah Discaya
by Elizabeth Marcelo - February 7, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed four tax evasion cases against private contractor Sarah Discaya over her alleged failure to declare and pay the right amount of income tax for 2020 and 2021.
Sandigan affirms case vs Revilla, rejects jail transfer
by Elizabeth Marcelo - February 6, 2026 - 12:00am
he Sandiganbayan anti-graft court has affirmed the sufficiency of the non-bailable case of malversation of public funds through falsification of public documents filed by the Office of the Ombudsman against former...
DHSUD, Quezon City ink deal for rental housing
by Elizabeth Marcelo - February 5, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Quezon City government have signed two agreements for rental housing projects, which aim to benefit informal settler families.
Ex-RTC clerks get 13 years for P1.4 million malversation
by Elizabeth Marcelo - February 3, 2026 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has upheld the conviction of two former clerks of the Lipa City Regional Trial Court for pocketing P1.365 million worth of court collections by tampering with remittance receipts and other doc...
Ombudsman: House restricting release of SALNs
by Elizabeth Marcelo - February 3, 2026 - 12:00am
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla is set to challenge the House of Representatives after its secretary-general’s office reportedly required plenary approval before releasing the statement of assets, liabilities...
CA junks perjury case vs priest
by Elizabeth Marcelo - February 1, 2026 - 12:00am
The Court of Appeals has dismissed a perjury case filed against exorcist priest, Fr. Winston Cabading, in connection with his statement that the 1948 Marian apparition in Lipa, Batangas is...
DBP teller gets 8 years over P9 milllion bouncing checks
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 29, 2026 - 12:00am
A former teller of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija has been sentenced to up to eight years in prison for allowing the encashment of three checks insufficient of fun...
Sandigan justice reveals ties with Revilla lawyer
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 25, 2026 - 12:00am
Associate Justice Karl Miranda, chairman of the Sandiganbayan Third Division handling the non-bailable malversation case against former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., has disclosed his close ties with...
SC sets oral arguments on petitions vs unprogrammed funds
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 24, 2026 - 12:00am
The Supreme Court has set oral arguments on April 8 and April 22 on the four consolidated petitions for certiorari assailing the legality of unprogrammed appropriations and special accounts in the 2024, 2025...
Villanueva files counter-affidavit
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 24, 2026 - 12:00am
Sen. Joel Villanueva yesterday filed his counter-affidavit before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a malversation complaint against him in connection with the flood control scam. 
Sandigan defers arraignment of Revilla, 6 others
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 24, 2026 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has reset to Feb. 9 the arraignment of former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and his co-accused for graft and malversation cases following pending motions filed by the defense.
Candaba mayor suspended over Malampaya raps
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 23, 2026 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has ordered the suspension of mayor Rene Maglanque of Candaba town in Pampanga for 90 days, amid the trial for 194 cases related to the P900-million Malampaya fund scam.
Sara faces 2nd plunder complaint
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 22, 2026 - 12:00am
A second plunder complaint has been filed against Vice President Sara Duterte over her alleged misuse of over P600 million in confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education ...
Graft, bribery trial of ex-Nayong Pilipino execs to proceed
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 21, 2026 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has ruled to proceed with the trial of former Nayong Pilipino Foundation Inc. officials for graft and indirect bribery over an alleged junket trip in 2017 to Jeju Island shouldered by...
Sanctions eyed vs Atong lawyer
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 18, 2026 - 12:00am
The Office of the Ombudsman and the Department of Justice slammed lawyer Gabriel Villareal for advising his client Charlie “Atong” Ang not to surrender, with Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla seeking...
Another arrest warrant out vs Atong Ang, 20 others
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Another arrest warrant has been issued against gambling tycoon Charlie “Atong” Ang, and 20 other people, for a non-bailable case of kidnapping with homicide in connection with the disappearance of over...
Sandigan stops seizure of Kokoy’s P410 million Swiss deposits
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 16, 2026 - 12:00am
Foreign currency deposits in foreign banks are covered by bank secrecy laws and cannot be attached or seized by the government as part of a probe on ill-gotten wealth, the Sandiganbayan has ruled, in a case involving...
Former DPWH execs Bernardo, Alcantara join witness program
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 16, 2026 - 12:00am
he Department of Justice  has confirmed the inclusion of dismissed public works district engineer Henry Alcantara, former undersecretary Roberto Bernardo and two others as state witnesses and placed them in...
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