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                    [Title] => DOJ clears Erap in Dacer-Corbito murders
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has cleared former President Joseph Estrada in the November 2000 murder of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 457525 [Title] => Erap spokesperson: Govt out to stop Estrada from running [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines – The Arroyo administration will do everything in its power to prevent deposed President Joseph Estrada from seeking re-election, a spokesperson for the former chief executive said today.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-15 12:35:12 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 222298 [Title] => Australia to freeze Dante Tan’s assets [Summary] => Australia has granted a Philippine government request to freeze the assets of fugitive businessman Dante Tan, an associate of deposed former president Joseph Estrada, who fled to that country with assets worth nearly $500,000, the Department of Justice disclosed yesterday.

The DOJ has received a message from Canberra containing a "favorable response" to Manila’s request that Australia freeze Tan’s assets there, according to Justice Undersecretary Merceditas Gutierrez.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 148258 [Title] => RP regains confidence of investors, says GMA [Summary] => President Arroyo welcomed yesterday the return of portfolio investments to the Philippine stock market as a sign of renewed confidence in the country’s economy. [DatePublished] => 2002-01-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097308 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva1 [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 147147 [Title] => Senate minority seeks expulsion of Cayetano [Summary] => Members of the Senate minority called yesterday for the expulsion of Sen. Renato Cayetano from the chamber in connection with the Best World Resources (BW) stock scandal.

The dissent, which was signed by Senators Robert Jaworski, Blas Ople and Vicente Sotto III, cited "inherent flaws" of a majority report that had earlier cleared Cayetano of any wrongdoing in dealing with stocks of the gaming firm.

"The majority report distorted the facts of the case, applied the wrong quantum of evidence and cleared the senator prematurely," they said.
[DatePublished] => 2002-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 145373 [Title] => Joker hits opposition over Cayetano case [Summary] => Sen. Joker Arroyo lashed yesterday at the Senate opposition for "whining and wailing" to media about the decision of the ethics committee clearing Sen. Renato Cayetano despite their "failure" to prove their case.

The opposition, led by Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr., continued to hammer away at Sen. Francis Pangilinan, chairman of the ethics committee, for concluding that Cayetano acted correctly in trading stocks of the Best World Resources,
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He defended the ethics committee’s findings that there was no evidence indicating that Cayetano’s investments in BW stocks were not ordinary transactions of a regular stock player.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 143482 [Title] => Senate panel set to clear Cayetano on BW scandal? [Summary] => The Senate committee on ethics headed by Sen. Francis Pangilinan appears all set to clear Sen. Renato Cayetano of charges that he used his office to make money in the stock offering of gaming firm Best World Resources in 1999.

This came after Pangilinan said that with the nonappearance before the committee of businessman Dante Tan, founder of BW Resources, pertinent evidence could not be secured.

Tan, a crony of former President Joseph Estrada, reportedly left the country after Estrada was unseated by EDSA II.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 134798 [Title] => Senate body can’t decide yet on PnM complaint [Summary] => The Senate committee on ethics, headed by Sen. Francis Pangilinan, agreed yesterday to gather more information before it could properly evaluate the complaint against Sen. Renato Cayetano who allegedly made about P40 million in the trading of the controversial Best World Resources’ stocks.

"We cannot decide yet whether we should investigate Sen. Cayetano or not. We need more information," Pangilinan said.
[DatePublished] => 2001-09-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297981 [AuthorName] => Efren Danao [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 93760 [Title] => Sandigan allows withdrawal of secondary suit vs Estrada [Summary] => The Sandiganbayan allowed yesterday state prosecutors to withdraw a secondary graft case against former President Joseph Estrada so they could focus on the main charge of plunder against him.

Also cited as respondents in the case were his son former San Juan Mayor Jinggoy Estrada and two other alleged accomplices.

Dropped was Criminal Case No. 26563 charging the disgraced leader of violation of Republic Act 6713 also known as the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.
[DatePublished] => 2001-07-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [ArticleID] => 940451
                    [Title] => DOJ clears Erap in Dacer-Corbito murders
                    [Summary] => 

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has cleared former President Joseph Estrada in the November 2000 murder of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 457525 [Title] => Erap spokesperson: Govt out to stop Estrada from running [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines – The Arroyo administration will do everything in its power to prevent deposed President Joseph Estrada from seeking re-election, a spokesperson for the former chief executive said today.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-15 12:35:12 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 222298 [Title] => Australia to freeze Dante Tan’s assets [Summary] => Australia has granted a Philippine government request to freeze the assets of fugitive businessman Dante Tan, an associate of deposed former president Joseph Estrada, who fled to that country with assets worth nearly $500,000, the Department of Justice disclosed yesterday.

The DOJ has received a message from Canberra containing a "favorable response" to Manila’s request that Australia freeze Tan’s assets there, according to Justice Undersecretary Merceditas Gutierrez.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 148258 [Title] => RP regains confidence of investors, says GMA [Summary] => President Arroyo welcomed yesterday the return of portfolio investments to the Philippine stock market as a sign of renewed confidence in the country’s economy. [DatePublished] => 2002-01-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097308 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva1 [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 147147 [Title] => Senate minority seeks expulsion of Cayetano [Summary] => Members of the Senate minority called yesterday for the expulsion of Sen. Renato Cayetano from the chamber in connection with the Best World Resources (BW) stock scandal.

The dissent, which was signed by Senators Robert Jaworski, Blas Ople and Vicente Sotto III, cited "inherent flaws" of a majority report that had earlier cleared Cayetano of any wrongdoing in dealing with stocks of the gaming firm.

"The majority report distorted the facts of the case, applied the wrong quantum of evidence and cleared the senator prematurely," they said.
[DatePublished] => 2002-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 145373 [Title] => Joker hits opposition over Cayetano case [Summary] => Sen. Joker Arroyo lashed yesterday at the Senate opposition for "whining and wailing" to media about the decision of the ethics committee clearing Sen. Renato Cayetano despite their "failure" to prove their case.

The opposition, led by Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr., continued to hammer away at Sen. Francis Pangilinan, chairman of the ethics committee, for concluding that Cayetano acted correctly in trading stocks of the Best World Resources,
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 145269 [Title] => Pangilinan won’t reopen Cayetano case [Summary] => Sen. Francis Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on ethics, stood pat yesterday on the committee decision not to reopen the case against Sen. Renato Cayetano who has been cleared of any wrongdoing in dealing with stocks of Best World Resources.

He defended the ethics committee’s findings that there was no evidence indicating that Cayetano’s investments in BW stocks were not ordinary transactions of a regular stock player.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 143482 [Title] => Senate panel set to clear Cayetano on BW scandal? [Summary] => The Senate committee on ethics headed by Sen. Francis Pangilinan appears all set to clear Sen. Renato Cayetano of charges that he used his office to make money in the stock offering of gaming firm Best World Resources in 1999.

This came after Pangilinan said that with the nonappearance before the committee of businessman Dante Tan, founder of BW Resources, pertinent evidence could not be secured.

Tan, a crony of former President Joseph Estrada, reportedly left the country after Estrada was unseated by EDSA II.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 134798 [Title] => Senate body can’t decide yet on PnM complaint [Summary] => The Senate committee on ethics, headed by Sen. Francis Pangilinan, agreed yesterday to gather more information before it could properly evaluate the complaint against Sen. Renato Cayetano who allegedly made about P40 million in the trading of the controversial Best World Resources’ stocks.

"We cannot decide yet whether we should investigate Sen. Cayetano or not. We need more information," Pangilinan said.
[DatePublished] => 2001-09-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297981 [AuthorName] => Efren Danao [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 93760 [Title] => Sandigan allows withdrawal of secondary suit vs Estrada [Summary] => The Sandiganbayan allowed yesterday state prosecutors to withdraw a secondary graft case against former President Joseph Estrada so they could focus on the main charge of plunder against him.

Also cited as respondents in the case were his son former San Juan Mayor Jinggoy Estrada and two other alleged accomplices.

Dropped was Criminal Case No. 26563 charging the disgraced leader of violation of Republic Act 6713 also known as the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.
[DatePublished] => 2001-07-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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