Umali explains why rape was removed from death penalty bill
House Justice Committee Chairman Reynaldo Umali gives three reasons why they deleted other heinous crimes, such as rape and plunder, ...
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Plunder in ‘death bill’ iffy
SPEAKER Pantaleon Alvarez on Sunday said nothing was final about the deletion of plunder on the list of crimes to ...
Read moreProsecution told to reply to Revilla’s plea to junk plunder rap
The trial of Former Senator Bong Revilla for plunder at the Sandiganbayan has been postponed for the second time. During ...
Read moreBong Revilla asks Sandiganbayan to allow him to visit father in hospital
Former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has asked the Sandiganbayan to allow him to leave his detention cell in Camp ...
Read moreEx-Senator Revilla’s plunder hearings start
Former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. attended the first hearing on his plunder case at the Sandiganbayan on Thursday morning. ...
Read moreJinggoy Estrada allowed to undergo check up for knee pains
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has allowed detained Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and X-ray at ...
Read moreGigi Reyes’ motion to quash plunder case junked
The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the motion to quash filed by Ex-Senator Juan Ponce Enrile’s former chief of staff Jessica Lucila ...
Read moreWatchdog implicates ex-GOCC in Pagcor mess
THE Justice Department has been asked to prosecute an official of the Duterte administration for plunder and graft charges for ...
Read moreTrader sues 13 Martires mayor et al for plunder
Plunder and graft charges were filed on Monday against the incumbent mayor of Trece Martires City in Cavite before the ...
Read moreEx-Antique governor, son face plunder before Ombudsman
FORMER Antique Gov. Exequiel Javier and his son, Antique Rep. Paulo Everardo Javier, are facing a plunder complaint filed before ...
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