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Former LRA employee convicted of graft, estafa

The Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City convicted former Records Officer I Maybel Umpa of the Land Registration Authority (LRA) for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (Republic Act No. 3019) and Article 315 (Estafa) of the...

Samar mayor indicted, suspended for unliquidated funds

The Office of the Ombudsman found probable cause to charge Mayor Leonilo Costelo of Talalora, Samar, for two counts of violation of Article 218 (Failure to Render Accounts) of the Revised Penal Code. He was found guilty of Simple Neglect of Duty and ordered suspended...

Sandiganbayan suspends Tuguegarao City councilor

The Sandiganbayan ordered the 90-day suspension pendente lite of Tuguegarao City Councilor Danilo Baccay who is standing trial for violation of Article 218 of the Revised Penal Code (Failure to Render Account) after he failed to liquidate the cash advance of...

Zamboanga Del Sur officials to face graft raps

Nine officials from Tukuran, Zamboanga Del Sur are set to face trial for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (Republic Act No. 3019) in connection with the anomalous purchase of a heavy equipment in May 2011. The Office of the...

Sandiganbayan convicts former Bohol vice-mayor

The Office of the Ombudsman obtained the conviction of former Vice-Mayor Josil Trabajo of Carmen, Bohol, when the Sandiganbayan found him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 3(h) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (Republic Act No. 3019)....

Sandiganbayan suspends Eastern Samar official

The Sandiganbayan ordered the 90-day suspension pendente lite of former Mayor Francisco Adalim of Taft, Eastern Samar.  Adalim, currently the Punong Barangay of Barangay 4, Poblacion, Taft, Eastern Samar, was indicted for violation of Section 3(e) and (f) of the...