WATCH: Bong Revilla arrives at the Sandiganbayan

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 00:17:04 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla has arrived at the Sandiganbayan for the promulgation of his cases.

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3 ex-senators in pork scam running again

3 ex-senators in pork scam running again

Detained former Sen. Bong Revilla entered the 2019 race for the Senate on Wednesday, completing the senatorial triumvirate implicated in the P10-billion pork barrel scam that is trying to return to power.

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Gov’t checking if Napoles kin indicted for money laundering are in PH

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is already coordinating with the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to determine if any of Janet Lim-Napoles’ relatives indicted for money laundering is still in the Philippines.

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US grand jury indicts Napoles, family in $20-M money laundering scheme

A UNITED STATES grand jury indicted the alleged mastermind behind the misuse of $20 million in Philippine public funds for money laundering through a multi-year bribery and fraud scheme, according to a statement from the US justice department. Charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering, domestic money laundering, and international money laundering were filed against […]

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WHAT WENT BEFORE: P10-B pork barrel scam

In July 2013, the Inquirer broke the story on the scam to funnel P10 billion in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) allocations of lawmakers to ghost projects in exchange for kickbacks in a scheme allegedly masterminded by businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles.

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SC denies bid to have Bong Revilla transferred to jail in Quezon City

SC denies bid to have Bong Revilla transferred to jail in Quezon City

The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied the bid of the Office of the Ombudsman to transfer the detention of former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and two others charged in connection with a multibillion-peso pork barrel scam to a local jail under the supervision of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).

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