+ Follow corruption scandal Tag
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[Title] => 'No big fish'? Palace rejects claim in flood control scandal
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[Title] => Flood control-linked ex-DPWH officials face P1.68-billion tax raps
[Summary] => The DOJ has approved the filing of 44 criminal tax cases against three former DPWH officials linked to the flood control scandal.
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[Title] => Sandigan imposes 90-day suspension on Jinggoy Estrada
[Summary] => The Sandiganbayan has imposed a preventive 90-day suspension on Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, who is facing graft and plunder charges in connection with the flood control scandal.
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[Title] => Tulfo reveals pressure not to sign flood control report
[Summary] => Sen. Erwin Tulfo revealed that some of his colleagues in the Senate attempted to dissuade him from signing the Blue Ribbon Committee report.
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[Title] => Benny Abante files libel raps vs lawyer, 18 alleged bagmen over 'maleta' testimonies
[Summary] => Rep. Benny Abante (Manila's 6th District) has filed libel complaints against lawyer Levi Baligod and 18 former soldiers over their testimonies alleging that the lawmaker received bags of money.
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[Title] => 18 'ex-Marines' skip Gatchalian bloc’s Blue Ribbon hearing
[Summary] => (Updated) The men who alleged P805 billion in flood control kickbacks appeared last week at a Cayetano bloc-led proceeding but skipped the Tulfo-led hearing.
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[Title] => Ombudsman files graft, malversation raps vs Discayas, DPWH officials
[Summary] => Ombudsman charges Bulacan officials, St. Timothy executives.
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[Title] => Estrada claims raps would be dropped if he left Senate majority
[Summary] => Sen. Jinggoy Estrada claimed he repeatedly rejected offers to leave the Senate majority.
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[Title] => Jinggoy Estrada asks Sandiganbayan to quash, review plunder charge
[Summary] => Sen. Jinggoy Estrada asked the Sandiganbayan to quash the plunder charge against him.
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[Title] => Jinggoy Estrada posts bail in flood-control graft case, but still faces non-bailable plunder
[Summary] => Sen. Jinggoy Estrada posted bail of P90,000 at the Sandiganbayan on Friday, May 29, over graft charges linked to the multibillion-peso flood control scandal.
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[AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
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[Title] => Flood control-linked ex-DPWH officials face P1.68-billion tax raps
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[Title] => Sandigan imposes 90-day suspension on Jinggoy Estrada
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[Title] => Tulfo reveals pressure not to sign flood control report
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[Title] => Benny Abante files libel raps vs lawyer, 18 alleged bagmen over 'maleta' testimonies
[Summary] => Rep. Benny Abante (Manila's 6th District) has filed libel complaints against lawyer Levi Baligod and 18 former soldiers over their testimonies alleging that the lawmaker received bags of money.
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[Title] => Ombudsman files graft, malversation raps vs Discayas, DPWH officials
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[Title] => Estrada claims raps would be dropped if he left Senate majority
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[Title] => Jinggoy Estrada asks Sandiganbayan to quash, review plunder charge
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[Title] => Jinggoy Estrada posts bail in flood-control graft case, but still faces non-bailable plunder
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