Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan will testify against Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. before the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Aug. 12 in a case involving an alleged kickback from a supposed ghost project in Pandi, Bulacan.
A Commission on Audit (COA) auditor testified Tuesday that government rules presume confidential funds were used for an accountable officer’s personal benefit when the required liquidation documents are not submitted, a provision the prosecution said could apply to Vice President Sara Duterte.
The BJMP said Duterte arrived at noon and stayed at the facility until 3:20 p.m.
COA auditor Roderick Wamil testified that an acknowledgment receipt signed by “Renan Piatos” showed a payment dated Dec. 27, 2023, even though the OVP’s fourth-quarter 2022 confidential fund covered disbursements from Dec. 21 to 31, 2022.
The Sandiganbayan has rejected the Office of the Ombudsman’s request to remove former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan from a graft case, preventing prosecutors from immediately using him as a state witness against other personalities linked to the alleged flood control anomalies.
House prosecutors on Monday presented acknowledgment receipts with questionable names and missing supporting documents as they sought to establish alleged irregularities in Vice President Sara Duterte’s liquidation of confidential funds during the 11th day of her impeachment trial.
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will turn to the audit of PHP612.5 million in confidential funds this week as Commission on Audit (COA) witnesses testify on how the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd) accounted for the money.
Former House Speaker and incumbent Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez will face the Office of the Ombudsman’s preliminary investigation into his alleged involvement in the flood control controversy, his lawyer said Sunday.
Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David on Friday questioned whether the US-backed Pax Silica initiative would strengthen the Philippines’ scientific and industrial capabilities, as concerns grow over its potential demands on the country’s land, water, energy and labor.
Former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. posted P1 million bail in an ongoing malversation case on Friday, while the Office of the Ombudsman said he still owes P124.5 million in civil damages that the Sandiganbayan ordered him to pay after acquitting him in the pork barrel scam cases.