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The 2011 Armed Forces of the Philippines corruption scandal, also known as the " pabaon scandal", was a political scandal involving the alleged misuse of military funds by high-ranking members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The pabaon system referred to a practice of giving millions of pesos to chiefs of staff when they retire. [1]
Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripple") [3] is a Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines.It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa along with a group of fellow Filipino journalists as well as technopreneurs.
In the Philippines, a state of rebellion is a government declaration that suspends a number of civil rights for a short period of time. It is a form of martial law that allows a government to suppress protest, detain and arrest people, search private property, read private mail, and listen to phone conversations using wiretaps - all without legal warrants.
One of Indonesia’s most-wanted drug suspects has been arrested in the Philippines after an international manhunt and efforts were underway to have the suspect extradited to Jakarta to face ...
On May 2, 2014, the Office of the Ombudsman dismissed the case against Arroyo, who was at the time under hospital arrest for alleged misuse of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office funds. [ 8 ] The Sandiganbayan (Philippine anti-graft court) launched its investigation into the fertilizer fund scam in 2016.
Date Branch Department Party People Involved Summary Source 1946 Executive: Office of the President: Liberal: Manuel Roxas: Surplus War Property scandal- disposed $90 billion of surplus war property held by the United States government in the final year of World War II, which caused a huge corruption scandal that led to the rise of the leftist HUKBALAHAP and for Roxas's approval ratings to ...
Gloria Branch: A 56-year-old mother of a high school student, Branch lives along the canal in eastern Boca Raton. She's the owner of a business development organization named The Gloria Group and ...
Michelle Branch, Patrick Carney's Relationship Timeline Before Split Read article According to legal documents obtained by Us, Branch, 39, was taken into custody on Thursday August 11, at 2 A.M ...