Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan has denied anew the plea of four former officials of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to reconsider its ruling that junked their motion to dismiss the criminal charges against them through a demurrer to evidence. Denied was the motion for reconsidera
Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan has ruled that based on the evidence presented by the prosecution there is “sufficient” basis, unless controverted during trial, to convict former Ilocos Sur Rep. Salacnib F. Baterina and his eight co-accused in the alleged misuse of then legislator of his P35 mil
Supreme Court The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the Sandiganbayan’s 2017 rulings which denied the plea of former Ilocos Sur Rep. Salacnib F. Baterina to dismiss the graft, malversation and direct bribery charges filed against him for his alleged misuse of his P35 million in Priority Development
MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has granted a plea filed by former Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC) deputy director general Dennis Cunanan to be allowed to travel to the United States while his appeal on the graft case against him remains pending. In a resolution dated Sept. 29 uploaded on the SC website on Tuesday the SC's First Division allowed Cunanan to travel to the US from October 7 to November 5. Last July 14, the SC already granted Cunanan's motion to travel from June 29 to July 20 but required him to submit anew his detailed flight and travel itinerary, considering that the original date of departure had already lapsed. Last July 28, Cunanan filed a manifestation of compliance proposing a revised travel itinerary to the US departing on October 7 and returning on November 5. In addition, he deposited a PHP300,000 travel bond with the SC. Cunanan, the court said, asserted his willingness to submit a written notice of his arrival to the clerk of court with