DEDICATED SONG “HARI NG SABLAY” ( MY FAVORITE SONG WHEN I AM 1ST TIME TRAVELLER’S AND FIRST TIME BUSINESS INVESTOR, 1ST TIME VICTIMIZED OF COMPANIES NETWORKING AGAINTS MANILA CITY HALL SAUSPECTS AND CITY PERSONNEL: SCAVANGER’S : BASURERO “ MANILA CITY HALL: VICE- MAYOR ISKO MORENO ): I LOVE YOU SO MUCH HONORED PRINCE PRESIDENT BENIGNO “NOYNOY” SIMEON COJUANGCO AQUINO III: HOW ARE YOU? HOPE YOU ARE STILL HANDSOME. I AM ALWAYS WAITING FOR MY ORIGINAL REQUIREMENTS AND PASSPORT. I HAVE NEED NESESSARY ACTION FOR OUR ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT FASTER AND GROW INNOVATIVE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AGENCIES: PLEASE SUPPORT MY NEEDS. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU. YOUR PRINCESS MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN FEMALE APRIL 04, 1981 +639356654787 ( I HAVE NO MONEY FOR LOAD OF TM SIMCARD, BY THE WAY I WILL THROW EVERYTHING IS BROKEN MOBILE PHONE AND OTHER THINGS FROM BARBOSA PCP3 STATION3, ALL I NEED IS NEW DOCUMENTS, CLOTHS, ATM BANK ACCOUNT, DIAMOND RING, ENGAGEDMENT RING, OTHER EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL ABUSE, NEEDS FOR BATHORY FISCAL : NOTICE OF PROMULGATION WITH WARRANT OF ARREST NO CHANCE FOR CALL A HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT, I WANT ALL STAFF, MAID, COOKED, BARANGAY OFFICIALS MUST BE TERMINATES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AGAINTS ACCESORRY LIABILITY, SCANDAL’SLANDER, QUIAPO BARBOSA IN BEHALH OF CHAIRMAN FREDERICK GO , BARANGAY 649 CHAIRMAN KRISTO HISPANO, BARANGAY MUZON BULACAN NOLLY CONCEPCION, BARANGAY BAGBAGUIN BULACAN, BARANGAY CHAIRMAN DEL MONTE ( 13 VALENCIA ST. SAN FRANCISCO DEL MONTE QUEZON CITY FOR THE RIGHT WAY OF THE FAMILY OF THE VICTIM: MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN: OFSUSPECT: KAZUMICHI MADA TOYODA ) March 9, 2014 SUNDAY 01:20 P.M. TO: WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: HONORED PRESIDENT BENIGNO “NOYNOY” SIMEON COJUANGCO AQUINO III: MEMORANDUM: A PLEASANT GOOD AFTERNOON, ATTENTION ALL HIGH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OFFICIALS, JOURNLAIST, COLUMNIST, PUBLIC ATTORNEY OFFICE, MTRCB, LTFRB, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES INTEGRATED BAR LAW , CITY HALL OF MANILA CITY HALL: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR NOTICE OF PROMULGATION AGAINTS “DISCRIMINATIONS” AGAINTS SUSPECTS GROUP OF VICE –MAYOR ISKO MORENO AND OTHER CITY PERSONNEL, D.O.L.E., FOR NEGLEGENCE STAFF, HUMAN RIGHTS, FALSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS, CONVERTING OF RELIGIONS BY TRAFFICKING IN WOMAN “ MANILA ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGES, DONADA ST. PASAY CITY ARE ALL AIM GLOBAL COFFEE BUSINESS NETWORKING AND WHITENING TOUNGE GLUTHATHIONE AND OTHER FOOD SUPPLEMENT FOR AMOUNTING 7,000 PAID FOR 1ST TIME MEMBER BUSINESS INVESTOR IN THE PHILIPPINES FROM AMERICAN MANUFACTURED WITH FREE EDUCATIONAL DISCOUNT OF 50% SCHOLARSHIP IN ALL COMPUTER SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AFFELIATED OF ALL MEDICAL AND NURSING STAFF, MEDICAL REPRESENTATIVES FOR PSYCHOLOGIST GRADUATED BY LABORATORIES OF UNILIVER MANUFATURED,GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS IN MENTAL HOSPITAL MANDALUYONG PLEASE JUSTICE FOR 1ST TIME VICTIMIZED OF COMPANIES CLIENT: PRINCESS MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN +639356654787 FEMALE APRIL 04, 1981 ( CONCERN CITIZEN, VOLUNTEER SERVICE, INDIGENT,WORKING STUDENT STOP 2009, SINGLE MOTHER ): PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE 6. 5 7. th 8. City Council 9. 31 10. st 11. Regular Session 12. Series of 2009 13. Republika ng Pilipinas 14. SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD 15. Lungsod ng Dabaw 16. -oOo- 17. PRESENT: 18. Councilor Maria Belen S. Acosta 19. - President Pro Tempore 20. Councilor Nilo G. Abellera 21. Councilor Victorio S. Advincula 22. Councilor Wilberto E. Al-ag 23. Councilor Dante L. Apostol, Sr. 24. Councilor Leonardo R. Avila III 25. Councilor Conrado C.Baluran 26. Councilor Samuel B. Bangoy 27. Councilor Karlo S. Bello 28. Councilor Louie John J. Bonguyan 29. Councilor Pilar C. Braga 30. Councilor Arnolfo Ricardo B. Cabl 31. ing 32. Councilor Danilo C. Dayanghirang 33. Councilor Paolo Z. Duterte 34. Councilor Edgar R. Ibuyan 35. Councilor Peter T. Laviña 36. Councilor Diosdado Angelo A. Mahi 37. pus, Sr. 38. Councilor Teresita C. Mata-Maraño 39. n 40. Councilor Bonifacio E. Militar 41. Councilor Tomas J. Monteverde IV 42. Councilor Myrna G. L’Dalodo-Ortiz 43. Councilor Susan Isabel C. Reta 44. Councilor Halila Y. Sudagar 45. Councilor Angela A. Librado-Trini 46. dad 47. Councilor Jose Louie P. Villafuer 48. te 49. Councilor Rachel P. Zozobrado 50. OFFICIAL BUSINESS: 51. Vice Mayor Sara Z. Duterte 52. ORDINANCE NO. 53. 0262-09 54. Series of 2009 55. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE 56. CODE OF ORDINANCES OF DAVAO CITY 57. Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Da 58. vao City in session 59. assembled: CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article A. Short Title and Scope Section 1. Title . This Ordinance shall be known as the “ Code of Ordinances of Davao City 2009 ”. Section 2. Scope . This Code covers all general and special ordinances of Davao City. Article B . Rules of Construction Section 3 . Words and Phrases . Words and phrases embodied in this Code but not herein specifically defined shall have the same meaning as found in legal dictionaries as well as in existing laws. Section 4 . Construction of Codal Provisions . In construing the provisions of this Code, the following rules of construction shal l be observed unless otherwise inconsistent with the manifest intent of the provis ions or when applied they would lead to absurd or highly improbable results. a) General Rule. All words and phrases shall be construed and under stood according to the common approved usage of the langu age; but technical words and phrases and such other words in this Code which may have acquired a peculiar or appropriate meaning shall be construed and understo od according to such technical, peculiar or appropriate meaning. b) Gender and Number. The Code shall adopt a gender fair language. Every word importing the singular number shall extend and appl y to several persons or things as well; and every word importing a plural number shal l extend, and apply, also to one person or thing. c) Computation of Time. The time within which an act is to be done as prov ided in this Code, or any rule or regulation issued purs uant to the provisions thereof, when expressed in days shall be computed by excluding th e first day and including the last day, except when the last day falls on Sunday or ho liday, in which case, the same shall be excluded from the computations and the next day shall be considered the last day. d) Tenses. The use of any verb in the present tense shall inc lude the future whenever applicable. The words “shall have been” sh all include past and future cases. The use of the word “shall” in this Code means the act being required to be done is mandatory, whereas when the word “may” is used, it means permissive. e) References. All references to the “Chapters”, “Articles”, or “ Sections” are to chapters, articles or sections in this Code unless otherwise specified. Footnotes refer to the original ordinances where th e said provisions are extracted. f) Conflicting Provisions of Chapters. If the provisions of different chapters conflict with or contravene each other, the provisions of ea ch chapter shall prevail as to all specific matters and questions involved therein. g) Conflicting Provisions of Sections. If the provisions of different sections in the same chapter conflict with each other, the provisio ns of the Section, which is last in point of sequence shall prevail. Section 5. Amendment and Integration of Additional Provisions . Any amendment on this Code may be introduced to the cha pter, article or section concerned. All ordinances or provisions thereof ena cted subsequent to the date of effectivity of this Code shall be compiled in such a way as to bear the corresponding chapter, article or section to which such ordinance or provision pertains. Such new provisions shall be integrated into the correspondi ng chapter, article or section whenever a new printing or reproduction of this Cod e is undertaken upon authorization of the Sanggunian. Section 6. Existing Rights . No right accrued, action or proceeding commenced before the effectivity of this Code shall be advers ely affected by any provisions hereof. Thereafter, all procedures or actions to be taken s hall conform to the provisions of this Code whenever possible. Section 7. Reference to Code . Whenever reference is made to any portion of this Code, such reference shall apply to all amendm ents and additions now or may hereafter be introduced. Section 8. Effect of Heading . The Chapter, Article and Section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning or int ent of the provisions contained in this Code. Section 9. Relation to Prior Ordinance . The provisions of this Code which are substantially the same as that of previous or exist ing ordinances particularly when dealing with the same subject matter shall be const rued as “restatement” and not as a new enactment. Article C. Definition of Terms Section 10. Meaning of Technical Terms . As used in this Code, the following terms shall be construed to mean as follows: Amusement - means a pleasurable diversion and entertainment. It is synonymous to recreation, relaxation, avocation, pa stime or fun. Amusement Places - include theaters, cinemas, concert halls, circus es and other places of amusement where one seeks admission to en tertain himself by seeing or viewing the show of performance. They include those places where one seeks admission to entertain himself by direct participation. Business - means a commercial activity customarily engaged i n as a means of livelihood and typically involving some independenc e of judgment and power of decision. Calling - means one’s regular business, trade, profession, vocation or employment which does not require the passing of an appropriate government board or bar examinations, such as professional actors and a ctresses, masseurs, commercial stewards and stewardesses and the like. Capital - signifies the actual estate whether in money or property owned by an individual or corporation; it is a fund with which it transacts its business, which would be liable to each creditor, and which in case of in solvency passes on to a receiver. Capital Investment - is the capital which a person puts in any underta king or which he contributes to the common stock of a partn ership, corporation, or any other juridical entity or association. Charges - refers to pecuniary liability, as rents or fees against property, persons or organizations. Corporation - includes a joint-stock company, partnership, ass ociation, insurance company, or any other juridical entity, n o matter how created. Excessive - means that which is characterized by whatever is notably greater than what is moderate, reasonable, proper, usual, n ecessary and just. Fee - means a charge fixed by law or agency for the ser vices of a public officer. Levy - means an imposition or collection of an assessmen t, tax, tribute or fine. License or Permit - is a right or permission granted in accordance w ith law by a competent authority to engage in some businesses or occupations or to engage in some transactions. Market Premises - refers to any open space in the public market co mpound; part of the market lot consisting of bare ground not cov ered by market buildings usually occupied by transient vendors specially during mark et days. Market Stalls - refers to any allotted space or booth in the mark et buildings where merchandise of any kind are sold or offered f or sale. Tax - means an enforced contribution, usually monetary in form, levied by the law-making body on persons and property subject to its jurisdiction for the precise purpose of supporting government needs. Occupation - means one’s regular business or employment, or a n activity which principally takes up one’s time, thought and energ ies. It includes any calling, business, trade, profession or vocation. Operator - includes the owner, manager, administrator, or an y other person who operates or is responsible for the operation of bus iness establishments or undertakings. Person - means every physical or moral, real or juridical and legal being, susceptible of rights and obligations or of being t he subject of legal relations. Privilege - means a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage or favor. Profession - means a calling which requires the passing of an appropriate government board or bar examination, such as the pr actice of law, medicine, public accountancy, engineering and the like. Residents - refer to natural persons who have their habitual residence in the province, city or municipality where they exercise their civil rights and fulfill their civil obligations and to juridical persons for which the law or any other provisions creating or recognizing them fixes their residence in a pa rticular province, city or municipality. In the absence of such law, juridical persons are r esidents of the province, city or municipality where their legal representation is es tablished or where they exercise their principal functions. Revenue - includes taxes, fees and charges that a state or its political subdivision collects and receives into the treasury for public purposes. Services - refers to the duties, work or functions performe d or discharged by a government officer, or by a private person contract ed by the government, as the case may be. Night Club or Day Club - includes places frequented at night or daytime, as the case may be, where foods, wines and drinks are serv ed and music is furnished by the operator and the patrons are allowed to dance with their own partners or with hostesses furnished by the management. Cabaret or Dance Hall - includes any place or establishments where danc ing is permitted to the public in consideration of any adm ission, entrance or any other fee paid on, before or after the dancing, and where pro fessional hostesses or dancers are employed. Bars - include beer gardens or any place where intoxica ting and fermented liquors or malts are sold, disposed of or given awa y for compensation, even without foods, where the services or hostesses and/or waitr esses are employed and where customers are entertained by occasional dancing to music not rendered by a regular dance orchestra or musicians hired for the purpose, otherwise the place shall be considered and classified as a dance hall or night club. A ”cocktail lounge” is considered as a “bar” even if there is no hostess or waitress to entertain customers. CHAPTER 11 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND STAFFING PATTERN Article A – Offices, Officials and Employees of the City Government of Davao Section 1 . – This Chapter shall provide for the Organization al Structure and Staffing Pattern of the City of Davao. 1 Section 2 . – The officials, functions and staffing pattern o f the City Government of Davao shall be composed of the following offices herein listed as follows: Section 3 . Office of the City Mayor . The City Mayor shall perform the enumerated functions under Section 455, Article One , Chapter Three of R.A. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 199 1. The Office of the City Mayor shall be composed of the following offices: 1 Ordinance No. 2374, s. 1994, otherwise known as “A n Ordinance Approving the Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern of th e City Government of Davao” Cultural Communities Affairs Section 1 Community Affairs Officer ll 15 3 Community Affairs Officer l 11 1 Administrative Assistant II 8 1 Administrative Aide VI 6 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 Barangay Youth Affairs Section 1 Community Affairs Officer ll 15 3 Community Affairs Officer l 11 1 Administrative Assistant II 8 2 Administrative Aide VI 6 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 PERMITS AND LICENSES DIVISION (Business Bureau) 1 Licensing Officer lV 22 Processing & Examination Servic es 1 Licensing Officer lll 18 1 Licensing Officer ll 15 1 Computer Programmer lll 18 3 Administrative Assistant VI 12 2 Licensing Officer 1 11 1 Administrative Assistant I 7 1 Administrative Assistant I 7 1 Administrative Aide VI 6 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 2 Administrative Aide IV 4 Inspection and Verification Services 1 Licensing Officer lll 18 12 Licensing Officer 1 11 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 2 Administrative Aide IV 4 1 Administrative Aide III 3 PUBLIC INFORMATION & PRODUCTION DIVISION 1 Supervising Administrative Officer 22 1 Administrative Officer V 18 Operations Section 1 Administrative Officer IV 15 1 Administrative Assistant III 9 1 Administrative Assistant II 8 2 Administrative Aide IV 4 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 Production Section 3 Administrative Officer IV 1 5 2 Administrative Officer II 11 1 Administrative Aide V 5 2 Administrative Aide IV 4 CITY LIBRARY 1 Librarian lV 22 1 Librarian lll 18 Main Library Services 5 Librarian ll 14 1 Administrative Officer lV 15 2 Administrative Assistant II 8 1 Administrative Assistant I 7 1 Administrative Assistant I 7 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 Extension Libraries 1 Librarian lll 18 Buhangin District 1 Librarian ll 14 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 1 Administrative Aide III 3 Bunawan District 1 Librarian ll 14 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 1 Administrative Aide III 3 Toril District 1 Librarian ll 14 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 1 Administrative Aide III 3 Tugbok District 1 Librarian ll 14 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 1 Administrative Aide III 3 Calinan District 1 Librarian ll 14 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 1 Administrative Aide III 3 Bookmobile 1 Administrative Assistant VI 12 1 Administrative Aide IV 4 1 Administrative Aide III 3 SPORTS DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 1 Sports Development Officer lV 22 1 Sports Development Officer lll 18 2 Sports & Games Regulation Officer II 14 14 Recreation & Welfare Services Assistan t 7 TOURISM PROMOTION DIVISION 1 Supervising Tourism Operations Officer 22 1 Senior Tourism Operations Officer 18 Tourism Promotion Section 1 Tourism Operations Officer ll 15 2 Tourist Receptionist lll 13 1 Administrative Aide VI 12 1 Tourist Receptionist l 8 Tourism Assistance Section 1 Tourism Operations Officer ll 15 3 Tourist Receptionist lll 13 1 Administrative Aide VI 12 1 Administrative Aide V 5 2 Administrative Aide IV 4 INTEGRATED GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 1 Development Mgt. Officer lV 22 1 Development Mgt. Officer lll 18 Integrated Gender Coordinative/Monitoring & Evalua tion Section 1 Development Mgt. Officer ll 15 1 Development Mgt. Officer l 11 1 Clerk lll PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE Sandigan orders suspension vs Makati councilor over graft case House bill seeks to fast-track resolution of Sandigan cases March 6, 2014 6:08pm Tags: Sandiganbayan Instead of requiring the presence of three justices before a case is heard at the Sandiganbayan, a lawmaker has proposed that individual justices be allowed to receive evidence in order to reduce the backlog of cases and speed up the resolution of corruption cases. House Bill 3872, filed by Marikina Rep. Romero Quimbo, seeks the amendment of Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 1606, as amended, which structured the Sandiganbayan to be a court with five divisions consisting of three justices each. “Considering the magnitude of cases the Justices have to hear and decide on, with 2,600 cases pending as of late last year, the slow grind of the wheels of justice is inevitable product of the current system, Quimbo said in the bill’s explanatory note. “It has been said that the litigation of a case in the Sandiganbayan takes about five to eight years before it is promulgated,” he added. Quimbo said the slow disposal of cases can be attributed to the clogged court dockets and the limited number of justices allowed to hear cases. Under Quimbos bill, every case filed with the Sandiganbayan will be raffled for assignment to a Justice-in-Charge, which shall monitor and report the developments in the case to the members of his Division. The Justice-in-Charge shall then hear and receive evidence for the Division to which he belongs and resolve every incident that arises in the course of the proceeding in that case. The Justice-in-Charge shall then be tasked to submit a report to the Division when the case has been submitted for decision. The report shall contain a summary of the conflicting claims of the parties, the issue or issues involved, the arguments of the contending sides, and the laws and jurisprudence that can aid the Division in deciding or resolving the case. The bill provides that in consultation, the three members of the Division shall agree on the conclusion or conclusions in the case and assign a member to write the decision for the Division. If the unanimous vote of all its members cannot be had, the Presiding Justice shall designate by raffle two special members for the Division to constitute it into Division of five Justices. The vote of the majority of such Division shall prevail. House Bill 3872 is a counterpart of Senate Bill 470 filed by Senate President Franklin Drilon. —Xianne Arcangel/KBK, GMA News Tags: Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE JBC shortlists candidates for vacant Sandiganbayan post February 25, 2014 11:18am 367 12 0 466 Tags: Sandiganbayan The Judicial and Bar Council has selected eight nominees – including five trial court judges and two Department of Justice officials – for the lone vacant Sandiganbayan post. Earning the highest votes of six each were Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Maryann Corpus-Mañalac and Quezon City RTC Judge Bernelito Fernandez. Two other judges are tied with five votes each, namely: Antipolo RTC Judge Ronaldo Martin and Makati RTC Judge Andres Soriano. Meanwhile, the two DOJ officials who made it on the shortlist were Chief State Counsel Ricardo Paras III (five votes) and Justice Undersecretary Leah Tanodra-Armamento (four votes). Armamento had previously applied for top judicial posts such as chief justice and Court of Appeals associate justice, as well as Ombudsman. Also with four votes are Manila RTC Judge Ma. Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta and Assistant Solicitor General Marissa Macaraig Guillen. The eight were selected from 46 applicants who vied for the post vacated by Sandiganbayan Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang, who was promoted as Presiding Justice last October 1, 2013. The JBC is constitutionally mandated to screen and vet nominees for vacant posts in the judiciary and the Office of the Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsman. — Mark Merueñas/RSJ, GMA News Tags: Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE Sandigan convicts ex-Oriental Mindoro gov for graft in dump truck deal February 24, 2014 7:27pm 1537 61 2 1719 Tags: Bantay Kaban , Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan on Monday convicted former Oriental Mindoro governor Rodolfo Valencia and Edelbert Uyboco, president of Gaikoku Trading Company for graft over the anomalous purchase of reconditioned dump trucks worth around P6.9 million. Valencia and Uyboco were each sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison. In its decision, the Sandiganbayan determined that the province of Oriental Mindoro bought 10 reconditioned dump trucks for P6,994,286.00 through direct procurement from Uyboco’ Gaikoku Trading Company in 1993. That means the project was not subject to public bidding. The Sandiganbayan decision cited a Commission on Audit (COA) report which determined that the province was a direct importer of the dump trucks and that Gaikoku acted as importer-in-charge. It found that Gaikoku was paid in full despite the grant of a tax exemption in favor of the province. Because of this, the court found that Gaikoku was overpaid by P 2.4 M. “(T)hese acts of accused Rodolfo Valencia constitute not only of fraud but also indicate a dishonest purpose or some moral obliquity, the conscious doing of a wrong, and a breach of sworn duty through some bad motive or intent or ill-will,” the Sandiganbayan said. The court found conspiracy between Valencia and Uyboco, as the procurement of the overpriced dump trucks could not have been made possible without each other’s participation and cooperation. In addition to the jail time, Valencia and Uyboco were also ordered to pay the Province of Oriental Mindoro around P2.4 million representing the excess payment made to Gaikoku. Valencia is among the respondents to graft complaints filed before the Office of the Ombudsman over the alleged misuse of his Priority Development Assistance Fund while a member of Congress. He has denied receiving kickbacks amounting to P2.4 million from projects paid for with his PDAF allocation. — Patricia Denise Chiu/JDS, GMA News Tags: Bantay Kaban , Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE Sandiganbayan junks Gloria Arroyo petition for bail February 20, 2014 11:06am 456 22 0 544 Tags: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan on Thursday junked former President and incumbent Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyos petition for bail filed by her new lawyers. Arroyos claim that her health is suffering and that she is growing depressed in detention is not enough to grant her petition, the Sandiganbayan First Division in its ruling. Also, the ruling said: [Arroyo] cannot be treated differently from other detainees, who could [also] argue that their continues confinement will result [in] severe depression causing them to succumb to different types of serious illnesses. Moreover, it said Depression is common to all detainees, whether he or she be a former president or not. To treat accused [Gloria Arroyo] differently might be violative if the equal protection clause of the constitution. The supplemental motion must therefore be denied. The court added that Arroyos continued illness is a result of her being detained, and that it is a condition suffered by most detainees. The deteriorating health of the accused despite medical attention given to her condition is due not to her limited mobility and confined environment in a medical facility but because she is being detained as an accused which is not conducive to a feeling of well being therefore restraining her from achieving such emotional stability to combat the negative forces that are making her sicker day by day, the court added. Nevertheless the court said they sympathize with Arroyo and that they continue to hope for her healing. Arroyos lawyers filed the petition citing as precedent a 1946 ruling that they said was also cited in Senator Ninoy Aquinos bail appeal. Defense lawyers Jose B. Flaminiano, Laurence Hector B. Arroyo and Aufelene Anne P. Laxamana, wrote that Arroyo deserves temporary freedom due to her health. In November 2013, the Sandiganbayan also junked Arroyos bid for temporary freedom. Arroyos first petition for bail attacked the “weakness and insufficiency of the prosecutions evidence.” Arroyo is currently under hospital arrest at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City for allegedly conspiring to fraudulently divert P366 million in confidential Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office intelligence funds for personal gain from 2008 to 2010. Also accused in the plunder case were former PCSO chairman Manuel Morato and former PCSO vice chair and general manager Rosario Uriarte. Both Arroyo and Morato are currently on hospital arrest in connection with the case. The complaint was filed with the Ombudsman by Jaime Regalario, former Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel and former Army general Danilo Lim on July 26, 2011. Three other co-accused include former PCSO board chairman Sergio Valencia, former PCSO assistant general manager for finance Benigno Aguas, who both surrendered in October last year, and PCSO board member Raymundo Roquero, who surrendered in January. — Patricia Denise Chiu and Amita O. Legaspi /KG/LBG, GMA News Tags: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE Sandigan convicts 2 ex-DILG regional chiefs for graft February 14, 2014 5:17pm 28 41 0 82 Tags: Bantay Kaban , Sandiganbayan Two former regional directors of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Caraga have been convicted of multiple counts of graft, the Office of the Ombudsman, which prosecutes graft cases said. In a statement, the Ombudsman said the Sandiganbayan convicted former DILG regional directors Carlos Derecho on seven counts of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and Quirino Libunao on two counts of the same violation. Each count carries a penalty an imprisonment of 6 years and one month as minimum up to ten years as maximum with perpetual disqualification from public office, the office said. The cases stem from procurement irregularities involving more than P13 million from the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) allocated to former Surigao del Norte 1st District representative Constantino Navarro from 1997 to 1998. The CDF was a precursor of the Priority Development Assistance Fund. The Ombudsman said the CDF was found to have been used to purchase assorted medicines, drug-testing kits, rice paddy plows, notebooks, ballpens, and blackboard erasers without public bidding, with the DILG-Caraga acting as implementing agency. The anti-graft court ruled suppliers were pre-selected for no good reasons at all that cut them above the rest from the pools of suppliers available in the market who could have supplied similar products had there been a public bidding. Navarro has yet to be arraigned pending evaluation of his mental condition, it added. The former lawmaker has claimed insanity but had yet to complete court-ordered tests to validate his claim as of 2008. “There is no basis for him to assert a lack of sufficient reason to fully comprehend the charges against him and to plead intelligently thereto, prosecutors said then. On the other hand, co-accused Iluminada Tuble, Gerardo Rosario, Edwin Dizon, and Marlene Corpus, representing the private suppliers, were acquitted after prosecutors failed to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Meanwhile, the court ordered Tuble to pay the DILG-Caraga back more than P1 million representing the price difference per box of overpriced medicines sold to the local government. — Amanda Fernandez/JDS, GMA News Tags: Bantay Kaban , Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE Sandiganbayan orders LRay Villafuertes arrest over graft cases By PATRICIA DENISE CHIU, GMA NewsFebruary 13, 2014 1:39pm 147 87 0 540 Tags: Sandiganbayan (Updated 2:25 p.m.) The Sandiganbayan 5th Division on Thursday confirmed that it has ordered the arrest of former Camarines Sur Governor Luis Raymond “LRay” Villafuerte over three counts of graft in relation to alleged questionable fuel purchases worth P20 million. The court said the warrant for Villafuerte’s arrest was issued Thursday, February 6. However the court also confirmed Villafuerte has posted P90,000 in bail last Friday. The charge, which originated from the Ombudsman alleged that Villafuerte purchased the fuel without a proper public bidding. Villafuerte was charged together with Jeffrey Lo, proprietor of Naga Fuel Express Zone, who was paid for the petrol products. Villafuerte bought petroleum products in three tranches in 2010, including a release of P5 million on January 22; another P5 million between January 7 and 23; and another P10 million on April 7. However, in a phone interview with GMA News Online, Villafuerte said he is confident the case will be dismissed. “I feel [that] in the end the case will be dismissed, because no money was lost and it’s all accounted for,” he said, adding that no money was lost in the transaction, and that gasoline and fuel are not usually bidded out since they have standard prices. “Most if not all government agencies, whether national or local, do not bid out gasoline, because there’s standard pricing,” he added. The bail for an individual graft case is P30,000. The court has yet to set a date for the preliminary conference and trial. — Patricia Denise Chiu /LBG, GMA News Tags: Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE Heirs of alleged Marcos crony seek dismissal of P279M wealth case February 11, 2014 8:02pm Tags: Sandiganbayan Heirs of an alleged Marcos crony on Tuesday asked the Sandiganbayan to junk a 24-year-old ill-gotten wealth complaint filed by the President Commission on Good Government (PCGG). The heirs of Roman A. Cruz Jr. made the request after government lawyers failed to show up during the pre-trial on February 5. “It is a basic rule that a plaintiff who fails to appear at a pre-trial is a cause for the dismissal of the action with prejudice unless otherwise ordered by the Court,” defense lawyers said, noting both the PCGG and the Office of the Solicitor General were duly informed of the hearing schedule. The defendants noted that Solicitor Eduardo Poquiz Jr. was reminded in open court about the pre-trial date followed by copies of an Order furnished the PCGG and the OSG on November 15, 2013. “During the pre-trial on February 5, 2014 at 1:30 p.m., only the undersigned as counsel and representative of the Defendants appeared. For unknown reasons, neither the Office of the Solicitor General nor the Presidential Commission on Good Government appeared for the plaintiff despite the due notices,” they said. Among Cruzs co-respondents in Civil Case No. 0006 were the late President Ferdinand Marcos and Marcoss widow Imelda Marcos, now a congresswoman. The case was filed on July 21, 1987, a year after Marcos was ousted from power. PCGG is seeking forfeiture of real estate properties valued at least P276.69 million, including two lots and two condominium units in Baguio City, a residential building in Makati, a parcel of land and six condominium units in California, USA, and a residential lot in Manila. The commission is also asking for award of P50 billion in moral damages and P1 billion in exemplary damages. Cruz, former president of the Government Service Insurance System, Philippine Airlines and the Manila Hotel, moved for dismissal claiming lack of probable cause. The anti-graft court, however, junked this on April 18, 1988. The Marcos couple was declared in default in 1989 but this was set aside in 1992 after the court granted Mrs. Marcos request to be given a chance to contest the allegations. All the defendants filed their pre-trial briefs in September 1995, with Mrs. Marcos asking for P20 billion moral and exemplary damages and P10 million attorneys fees. — KBK, GMA News Tags: Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE Prosecutors ask Sandigan to proceed with Padaca graft case February 3, 2014 11:55pm Tags: Grace Padaca , Sandiganbayan Prosecutors with the Office of the Ombudsman have asked the Sandiganbayan to proceed to trial on graft and malversation charges against Commission on Elections commissioner Grace Padaca, charges that she has said she is immune from. In a Comment filed on Jan. 26, prosecutors asked the Sandiganbayan Third Division to junk Padacas reiteration of her immunity from suit. Padacas camp has argued that when President Benigno Aquino III appointed her to the Commission on Elections on October 2, 2012, she came under the protection of Sections 2 and 3, Article 11 of the 1987 Constitution which give the House of Representatives the exclusive power to impeach her. They have asked the court to hold proceedings until she has been removed from office through impeachment. Prosecutors asked the Sandiganbayan to affirm its Oct. 9, 2013 resolution junking Padacas claim that she can not be indicted unless she is removed by impeachment. There is no denying that she is currently a Comelec commissioner but to insist on seeking refuge in the constitutional provision is similar to asking for an extension or expansion of its application that is not found in the said provision, prosecutors said. At the time, the court said immunity does not apply to Padaca because the criminal charges were filed even before she got appointed to the Comelec. The court also said granting Padaca immunity could lead to an abuse of political power of appointment to insulate public officials from liability. Padacas cases concern a P25-million grant to the Economic Development for Western Isabela and Northern Luzon Foundation, Inc. Prosecutors say the disbursement bypassed the provincial council because there was no ratification of the memorandum of agreement with the foundation. Padaca was arraigned on Oct.22, 2013. She pleaded not guilty. — JDS, GMA News Tags: Grace Padaca , Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE Sarangani board members get life sentences for malversation January 30, 2014 6:06pm Tags: Bantay Kaban , Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court has sentenced nine provincial officials of Sarangani Province—including two incumbent members of the provincial board—to life terms for misappropriating P475,000 in government funds in 2002. The Sandiganbayan First Division has convicted incumbent Sangguniang Panlalawigan members Cornelio Martinez Jr. and Eugene Alzate for malversation of public funds. The two officials ran and won under the Peoples Champ Movement, a local political party that Sarangani Rep. Pacquiao organized in 2009. Also convicted were former provincial board members Lelibeth Canillo-Prospero, Hernando Sibugan, Juanito Purisima, Marlind Marcelo, Redempto Abiso, and Jesus Desedilla, and former executive assistant Amelia Constantino-Zoleta. Aside from life imprisonment, they have each been ordered to pay a fine of P475,000 and to jointly indemnify Sarangani province in the sum of P475,000. The anti-graft court has also imposed a further penalty of perpetual disqualification from public service. According to the decision penned by Associate Justice Efren de la Cruz, division chairman, the court gave credence to the eyewitness testimony of Mary Ann Gadian, a computer operator assigned to the office of the late vice governor Felipe Constantino. Gadian testified that she was made “to make fictitious transactions in order to get money from the government.” She said that for the questioned transaction, the defendants told her to use dirty tricks in April 2002 to produce P20,000 for each of them for a trip to Manila. Gadian said she made it appear that P475,000 would go to a certain Sea Angels Aqua Marketing Cooperative (SAAMC) as requested by supposed chairman Wenilo Bravo for a “bagoong-making venture.” She said neither Bravo nor the cooperative he supposedly headed existed. “The Court subjected Gadian and her testimony [to] close scrutiny, and found that she was a credible witness, and that her testimony was credible in itself,” the court declared. Gadian was granted immunity from prosecution in exchange for testifying, but the court said her testimony was credible because she could have chosen other persons and still avail of immunity, and not a bunch of persons who were in power. — JDS, GMA News Tags: Bantay Kaban , Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE Paoay property belongs to Marcos, Bongbong tells Sandiganbayan January 17, 2014 8:43am 4390 71 0 4748 Tags: Ferdinand Marcos , Sandiganbayan Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr asked the Sandiganbayan First Division earlier this month to junk the claim of the government over a 57-hectare lakeside property in Paoay, Ilocos Norte which he says is owned by his father, the late President Ferdinand Marcos. Bongbong also said the government should now leave the said property as the lease agreement between his father and the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) signed in 1978 expired a decade ago. The said lease was for 25 years, Bongbong said in an 18-page memorandum filed by his lawyers on January 4. The continued occupation of the said property by the government is already illegal, Bongbong added, stressing that no forfeiture case has been filed concerning the property. The said property houses the Malacañang ti Amianan (Malacañang of the North), Maharlika Hall, Suba Sports Complex (also known as Paoay Sports Complex) and an 18-hole golf course. Earlier, the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) asked the Sandiganbayan to declare the lease agreement for the said property void, saying the former President is not its owner. Under the contract, the PTA is required to pay Marcos as “lessor and owner” a nominal lease fee of P1 per year for 25 years. Government lawyers disputed this, however, saying that it was illegal for Marcos to enter into business dealings or have financial interest in government contracts, as specified in the 1973 Constitution and RA 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. There was no certificate of title for the property in the lease contract, nor was there any record that Marcos paid real estate tax on it, government lawyers said. Bongbong, however, said the Sandiganbayan has no jurisdiction over the case since it is not about the recovery of supposed ill-gotten wealth. He said the petition of the government should be dismissed. “(T)his action is not one for recovery of ill-gotten wealth, coupled with the fact that the parcels of land are not under sequestration, this Honorable Court must dismiss for lack of jurisdiction,” Bongbongs lawyers said. Bongbong added that the PCGG is not the lessee in the contract. If there is anyone who should seek to nullify the lease contract, it should be the PTA, the lessee. Bongbong also said the PCGGs action to seek the nullification of the lease contract for the Paoay property is already moot since the contract expired in 2003. —KG, GMA News Tags: Ferdinand Marcos , Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE Ex-Agri Sec Lorenzo seeks recall of arrest warrant for graft charges January 16, 2014 2:29pm 43 19 0 83 Tags: Sandiganbayan Former Agriculture Secretary Luis Ramon “Cito” Lorenzo Jr. asked the Sandiganbayan First Division to recall the arrest warrant it issued against him on December 5 in connection with a pending graft charge. Lorenzo is facing charges of conspiring with officials of Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corp. (Quedancor) in granting a P48.6-million supply contract to Metro Livestock Inc., which only had P62,500 in paid-up capital. Defense lawyer Luis Martin S. Clemente, counsel of Lorenzo, said the graft court may not have had enough time to evaluate the information and supporting evidence when it issued the arrest warrant. The resolution was issued on the same day the case was raffled off to the First Division, he said. “…(T)his Honorable Court had only a few hours in the afternoon of 29 November 2013 to personally evaluate the Information, the 17 October 2013 Order and 12 July 2013 Resolution of the Office of the Ombudsman, the complaint… and the annexes attached thereto, the counter-affidavits, the motions for reconsiderations,” the defense noted. “This Honorable Court is thus implored to reconsider its determination of probable cause…,lest an innocent person be included in the charge,” Clemente said. Investigators of the Ombudsman maintained the deal with Metro Livestock Inc. was approved without holding a public bidding. They said Metro Livestock failed to deliver on its commitment to supply hogs, gilts, feeds, medicines and technical assistance for the Quedancor swine program. This resulted in government losses amounting to P47.5 million. Accused together with Lorenzo were former Quedancor president Nelson C. Buenaflor, and former board members Romeo C. Lanciola and Jesus M. Simon. Arrest warrants were also issued against them. Two other former board members, Nellie M. Ilas and Wilfredo B. Domo-ong, were also accused, but they have already posted bail. —KG, GMA News Tags: Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE House bill seeks to fast-track resolution of Sandigan cases March 6, 2014 6:08pm 0 8 0 11 Tags: Sandiganbayan Instead of requiring the presence of three justices before a case is heard at the Sandiganbayan, a lawmaker has proposed that individual justices be allowed to receive evidence in order to reduce the backlog of cases and speed up the resolution of corruption cases. House Bill 3872, filed by Marikina Rep. Romero Quimbo, seeks the amendment of Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 1606, as amended, which structured the Sandiganbayan to be a court with five divisions consisting of three justices each. “Considering the magnitude of cases the Justices have to hear and decide on, with 2,600 cases pending as of late last year, the slow grind of the wheels of justice is inevitable product of the current system, Quimbo said in the bill’s explanatory note. “It has been said that the litigation of a case in the Sandiganbayan takes about five to eight years before it is promulgated,” he added. Quimbo said the slow disposal of cases can be attributed to the clogged court dockets and the limited number of justices allowed to hear cases. Under Quimbos bill, every case filed with the Sandiganbayan will be raffled for assignment to a Justice-in-Charge, which shall monitor and report the developments in the case to the members of his Division. The Justice-in-Charge shall then hear and receive evidence for the Division to which he belongs and resolve every incident that arises in the course of the proceeding in that case. The Justice-in-Charge shall then be tasked to submit a report to the Division when the case has been submitted for decision. The report shall contain a summary of the conflicting claims of the parties, the issue or issues involved, the arguments of the contending sides, and the laws and jurisprudence that can aid the Division in deciding or resolving the case. The bill provides that in consultation, the three members of the Division shall agree on the conclusion or conclusions in the case and assign a member to write the decision for the Division. If the unanimous vote of all its members cannot be had, the Presiding Justice shall designate by raffle two special members for the Division to constitute it into Division of five Justices. The vote of the majority of such Division shall prevail. House Bill 3872 is a counterpart of Senate Bill 470 filed by Senate President Franklin Drilon. —Xianne Arcangel/KBK, GMA News Tags: Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE Sandiganbayan allows Gloria Arroyo to spend holidays with family at hospital December 19, 2013 9:04am 90 35 1 224 Tags: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , Sandiganbayan (Updated 9:53 a.m.) The Sandiganbayan on Thursday allowed former President and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo to spend Christmas and New Year with her family in her hospital suite. Mrs. Arroyos relatives were allowed to stay until midnight at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City, on Christmas and New Years Eves, radio dzBBs Glen Juego reported. The dzBB report said visitors are usually not allowed to stay after 9:30 p.m. Mrs. Arroyos lawyer Raul Lambino said in an interview on dzRH radio that this means she can spend Noche Buena and Media Noche with her family. Lambino was quoted in the dzRH report as saying the court allows Mrs. Arroyos family to stay past 9 p.m. on those two days. The former Philippine leader has been on hospital arrest on charges of electoral sabotage since 2011, after she was barred from leaving the country. She also faces charges of plunder for allegedly misusing intelligence funds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) during her term. Mrs. Arroyo is also among those included in a plunder complaint, together with alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles, filed by the National Bureau of Investigation in connection with the alleged misuse of P900 million in royalties from the Malampaya gas fund. Mrs. Arroyos ally, 1-BAP party-list Rep. Silvestre Bello III earlier called on the Sandiganbayan to allow the former President a Christmas furlough. Palace happy Gloria Arroyo allowed to spend holidays with family Malacañang on Thursday said it is happy that the Sandiganbyan allowed Arroyo to spend Christmas and New Year with her family in her hospital suite. Ikinagagalak namin pinahintulutan ng Sandiganbayan ang dating Pangulong Arroyo na ipagdiwang ang Pasko at bagong taon na kapiling ang kaniyang pamilya, Presidential Communications Operations Office head Herminio Coloma Jr. said during a press briefing. [Read more] House Speaker Sonny Belmonte Jr. reacted and said he will neither stop nor endorse the resolution filed by Bello. “I myself will keep my hands off it. Let it go through the mill. I certainly wouldnt want to stop it,” Belmonte said in a chance interview. Malacañang reiterated said it has no jurisdiction over Mrs. Arroyos case, adding that the Sandiganbayan is in charge. Still, former First Gentleman Jose Miguel Mike Arroyoappealed to President Benigno Aquino III to allow his wife to spend the Christmas holidays with the family. On Friday, however, the lawyer of Mike Arroyo said the former President will not request for a furlough to spend the holidays with her family. —KG/RSJ, GMA News Tags: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , Sandiganbayan PREPARED BY: AND RESPECTFULLY YOUR’S: 1. MARIA CRISTINA BELGICA ABERIN APRIL 04, 1981 FEMALE 2. JOHN ANGELO BELGICA ABERIN JULY 10, 2000 MALE 3. MARLYN BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 11, 2001 FEMALE 4. CRISANTO BELGICA ABERIN MAY 06, 1980 MALE 5. JOANNA MARIE BELGICA ABERIN NOVEMBER 23, 1988 FEMALE
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