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Surigao del Norte mayor convicted for demoting employee

The Sandiganbayan has sentenced Mayor Lucio Gonzales of Pilar, Surigao del Norte, to imprisonment of six to ten years after he was found guilty of violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (Republic Act No. 3019).  Mayor Gonzales was also...

Former AFP general faces imprisonment for graft

For misusing more than P24million in soldiers’ contributions in the Armed Forces of the Philippines Retirement and Separation Benefits System (AFP-RSBS), the Sandiganbayan has convicted former AFP-RSBS President B/Gen. Jose Ramiscal, Jr. of two counts of violation of...

Ex-Iloilo Mayor rapped for nepotism

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of an information for Nepotism against former San Dionisio, Iloilo Mayor Peter Paul King Lopez for appointing his son, Carlos Paul Lopez, as Acting Licensing Officer of the municipality in 2015. Records show that...