Post a Tweet. Napoles’ lawyer takes the fall; arrest order lifted. THE Court of Tax Appeals has lifted the arrest warrant of arrest it issued on Jeane Catherine Napoles for failure to attend her arraignment on a P17.46-million tax evasion case.
The tax court’s Third Division granted the urgent motion filed by Napoles’ lawyer, Stephen David, to lift the arrest order and reinstate her P25,000 bail bond. The court earlier forfeited Napoles’s bail and issued a bench arrest warrant for snubbing her arraignment on April 29. David said he would ensure that Napoles would attend legal proceedings. “I advised her not to appear before this court as it was my honest belief that the arraignment will not push through due to our pending motion, he said. He took the blame for Napoles’ non-appearance, saying she was just within the premises of CTA in Quezon City. “Under my solemn oath, I would like to inform you that Napoles intended to attend her arraignment. “She was residing in the United States but she decided to came here to face the charges. . • Oriental Mindoro Gov. Jinggoy’s millions. March 31, 2015 · Posted in: 2010 Elections, 2013 Elections, 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Campaign Finance, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, In the News, Money Politics, Online Research A PHILIPPINE anti-graft court has recently dismissed for lack of merit a petition by Sen.
Jinggoy Estrada to prevent the garnishment of his properties in relation to a P184-million plunder charge filed against him by the Ombudsman, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported. PHOTO from Jinggoy Estrada Facebook page. Sandigan upholds ruling dismissing graft case against Ongpin over behest loans. The Sandiganbayan has junked government lawyers’ appeal to reverse its earlier ruling dismissing the graft case of businessman Roberto Ongpin over alleged behest loans.
In a resolution promulgated March 27 but released on Tuesday, the antigraft court special division said the prosecutors did not raise new arguments to counter its May 2014 resolution quashing the graft information against Ongpin, then Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) board chair Patricia Sto. Tomas and 17 others. Napoles faces fifth plunder complaint in pork barrel scandal. In a statement released late Friday, the Office of the Ombudsman said charges will be filed against Mrs.
Napoles for allegedly conspiring with former Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC) Rep. Edgar L. Valdez to allow him to get P57.79 million as kickbacks by having his PDAF used by three non-government organizations (NGOs). Biazon resigns as Customs chief. MANILA, Philippines - (UPDATED) Embattled Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ruffy Biazon is stepping down from his post after being slapped with charges in connection with the P10-billion pork barrel scam.
In a televised speech on Monday afternoon, Biazon announced that he is irrevocably resigning from his position. "I have to do what is fit to the standard of what a Biazon is... 415 (not 46) Napoles bank accounts ordered frozen, De Lima clarifies. Janet Lim-Napoles.
INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO. 'Pork' audit reveals phony solon, ghost grantees, dubious receipts, illegal firms. A fictitious Member of Congress, ghost recipients, questionable receipts for expenses, suppliers operating without permits, and Janet Lim-Napoles-linked non-government organizations were among the key findings of the Commission on Audit's special audit of pork barrel funds.
The special audit did not cover all the pork barrel funds. It included P8.374 billion from the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and P32.664 billion in “Various Infrastructure including Local Projects” or VILP. PDAF is the “soft portion” of pork barrel while VILF is the “hard portion”, but there are also other sources. Whistle-blower Benhur Luy now provisionally part of WPP, says De Lima. ByTetch Torres-TupasINQUIRER.net Benhur Luy.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Benhur Luy, who spilled the beans on the P10-billion pork barrel scam, is already under provisional coverage of the government’s witness protection program (WPP), Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said in a text message late Thursday. Earlier Thursday De Lima said the whistle-blower had agreed to be included in the WPP. The Department of Justice chief also confirmed that Luy personally met with WPP officers on Thursday. A witness provisionally accepted will stay under WPP for several months, during which WPP officers will determine if the witness is entitled to a full coverage under the program.
Luy’s counsel, Levito Baligod, had earlier told reporters his client would appear before the DOJ WPP on Friday for purposes of his application for coverage. 5 senators tagged in 'pork barrel scam' MANILA - Five senators have been implicated in the alleged scam involving the Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) or pork barrel of lawmakers worth billions of pesos. One of them suspects a demolition job against the opposition. Based on sworn statements submitted to the Department of Justice by whistleblowers Benhur Luy -- an employee and relative of businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, his parents Arturo and Gertrudes, and Merlina Sunas, also a JLN Corp. employee, 5 senators and 11 house representatives benefited from the alleged scam from 2006 to 2011.