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EDITORIAL - Waiting for resolution

November 6, 2015 - 9:00am

Four elections and 11 years later, indictments are still being brought against former and incumbent public officials suspected of involvement in the misuse of P728 million in fertilizer funds.

Opinion

Binay et al. warned on ill-gotten wealth

By Federico D. Pascual Jr. | November 2, 2014 - 12:00am

BELOW are excerpts from a letter to Vice President Jojo Binay written by Francisco Wenceslao, president of the Philippine Anticorruption Movement USA, Inc. (Pamusa):

Opinion

Ex-agri chief asks Sandigan to dismiss plunder case

By Reinir Padua | September 7, 2014 - 12:00am

Former Agriculture Secretary Luis Ramon “Cito” Lorenzo Jr. has asked the Sandiganbayan to dismiss the plunder case against him in connection with the P728-million fertilizer fund scam.

Headlines

Sandigan asked to reconsider ruling, order arrest of Bolante

By Michael Punongbayan | September 5, 2014 - 12:00am

Arguing that proof of ill-gotten wealth is not necessarily needed in a case of plunder, ombudsman prosecutors asked the Sandiganbayan yesterday to reconsider its decision finding no probable cause to indict former...

Headlines

Ombudsman vows to strengthen case vs ex-DA chief, Jocjoc

By Jess Diaz | August 29, 2014 - 12:00am

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales said yesterday her office would strengthen the plunder case it filed against former Agriculture Secretary Luis “Cito” Lorenzo and his undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc”...

Headlines

Fertilizer scam: No cause for plunder vs Jocjoc, Cito

By Michael Punongbayan | August 28, 2014 - 12:00am

The Sandiganbayan has not found enough evidence to proceed with the charge of plunder against former Department of Agriculture...

Headlines

GMA bakit inabsuwelto sa fertilizer fund scam?

By Jarius Bondoc | May 23, 2014 - 12:00am

“WALANG hinayag ang complainant na dokumento o testimonya na direktang nagsasangkot kay Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.” ‘

PSN Opinyon

Noynoy did not receive fertilizer funds – papers

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | May 19, 2014 - 12:00am

Meanwhile, critics trace Ombudsman’s exoneration of GMA to wrong internal rules.    

Opinion

Abad on the fertilizer scam

May 17, 2014 - 12:00am

I am writing to you in response to Mr. Jarius Bondoc’s opinion piece “Noynoy, Abad among 2004 fertilizer scam recipients; GMA exonerated,” which was published in The Philippine STAR today (May...

Letters to the Editor

Noynoy, Abad among 2004 fertilizer scam recipients; GMA exonerated

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | May 16, 2014 - 12:00am

Supposedly the complainant — now deceased — cited no direct link of Arroyo to the P728-million plunder. Will the same then exculpate the partaking congressmen and governors?       ...

Opinion