DAVAO CITY (July 25) --- Mayor Jocelyn Uy-De Jesus of Jiabong, Samar and three other municipal officials are set to face 16 counts of graft cases before the Sandiganbayan for the anomalous procurement of catering services in 2012. Charged along with de Jesus are are Municipal Budget Officer Arnaldo Morabor, Municipal Treasurer Erna Morabor, Municipal Accountant Rolando … [Read more...] about Samar mayor, 4 others face graft charges over P2.6M catering deal
Office of the Ombudsman
11 SC justices endorse Justice Martires for Ombudsman post
DAVAO CITY (July 17) --- Eleven Supreme Court justices on Tuesday recommended on Tuesday Associate Justice Samuel Martires as replacement to retiring Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. Supreme Court Spokesperson Theodore Te said Martires received 11 votes, excluding himself and Justices Alfredo Caguioa and Estela Bernabe, who were absent during the Supreme Court en … [Read more...] about 11 SC justices endorse Justice Martires for Ombudsman post
LGUs top gov’t agency with most number of Ombudsman cases
DAVAO CITY (June 23) --- For seven consecutive years, local government units (LGUs) topped the list of agencies with most number of cases filed against their officials and employees before the Office of the Ombudsman. In a report released by the Ombudsman’s Finance and Management Information Office (FMIO), LGUs topped the 2017 list with 3,189 cases broken down as follows: … [Read more...] about LGUs top gov’t agency with most number of Ombudsman cases
Court fines ex-brgy execs for failure to liquidate funds
DAVAO CITY (May 31) --- Metropolitan Trial Court, Branch 43, Quezon City Presiding Judge Don Ace Mariano Alagar sentenced two former village officials for failure to liquidate public funds. Alagar found former Barangay Chairman Filemon San Antonio and Barangay Treasurer Alma Rigor of Barangay Sikatuna Village, Quezon City, guilty beyond reasonable doubt for failure to account … [Read more...] about Court fines ex-brgy execs for failure to liquidate funds
Sandiganbayan convicts Tanjay City official
DAVAO CITY, Philippines --- The Sandiganbayan convicted Tanjay City, Negros Oriental General Service Officer Bogard Colina and Liga ng Mga Barangay Head Denver Bokingkito for violation of Article 213 (Frauds Against the Public Treasury) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC). The anti-graft court also ordered them to pay a fine of P40,000.00 each with subsidiary imprisonment in … [Read more...] about Sandiganbayan convicts Tanjay City official
