The Supreme Court (SC) has denied the petition filed by former Budget Undersecretary Mario L. Relampagos and three others who challenged the graft and malversation charges lodged against them in connection with the P9.3 million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of then Davao del Sur Rep. D
Published April 28, 2021, 4:49 PM
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the gathering of documents which would pave the way for the payment of just compensation to the Hacienda Luisita, Inc. (HLI) owners whose 4,915 hectares of sugarcane plantation in Tarlac were distributed to 6,296 farm worker beneficiaries (FWBs).
Based on its July 5, 2011 decision, the SC directed HLI owners to turn over the land directly to the FWBs who will pay just compensation based on the 1989 land valuation of the property.
The 2011 ruling became final and executory on April 24, 2012 in a resolution written by then Associate Justice Presbitero J. Velasco Jr., now Marinduque governor.
Published February 9, 2021, 2:32 PM
The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the notices of disallowance (NDs) issued by the Commission on Audit (COA) on the P204.07 million that was given to officials and employees of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) as efficiency and birthday gifts, among other benefits, in 2007 and 2008.
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In a unanimous decision written by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting, the SC said PhilHealth officials who approved and certified the grant of the monetary benefits are liable to return P16.2 million.
It also ordered the recipients to refund the amount they received, “since it was erroneously given to and received by them.”