The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division issued a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against Francis Escudero and businessman Maynard Ngu on Monday, directing immigration authorities to prevent them from leaving the country amid ongoing corruption allegations.
Joel Chua said on Saturday in Quezon City that the P6.77 billion in bank transactions flagged by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and linked to Vice President Sara Duterte may not represent the total amount of funds that moved through the accounts because reporting rules cover only certain transactions.
The ICC said appeals on confirmation of charges are not automatic and must be authorized by the pre-trial judges.
The Court of Appeals ordered the freezing of assets belonging to former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez in connection with an alleged flood control fund scandal, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said Saturday.
National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag said Saturday that the agency is prepared to testify at the April 29 House Committee on Justice hearing on impeachment complaints against Sara Duterte, including its investigation into her alleged threats against Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Liza Araneta Marcos, and Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez.
Sara Duterte on Thursday denied allegations that she and her husband had billions of pesos in bank transactions, as Antonio Trillanes IV presented financial claims during a House impeachment hearing and government agencies reported related findings.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will comply with an order from the Supreme Court of the Philippines to submit a comment on a petition seeking a hair follicle drug test and other medical examinations, Malacañang said Thursday.
Sara Duterte will not attend the April 29 hearing of the House Committee on Justice on impeachment complaints against her, her legal team said Thursday, maintaining its position to challenge the proceedings before the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday affirmed that it has jurisdiction over the crimes against humanity case of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, rejecting his appeal and allowing proceedings tied to the investigation of his administration’s drug war to continue.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday that the government will work to bring former lawmaker Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co back to the Philippines from the Czech Republic, where authorities detained him last week, so he can face graft charges related to a multibillion-peso public works scandal.