Court convicts ex-QC mayor Herbert Bautista of graft

(UPDATE) THE Sandiganbayan Special Seventh Division convicted former Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista and former city administrator Aldrin Cuña of graft in connection with the Online Occupational Permitting and Tracking System (OOPTS) project. In the decision promulgated on Monday, the court found them guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act … Read more

Ex-QC mayor Herbert Bautista, aide convicted of graft

The Sandiganbayan found former Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista and his former city administrator Aldrin Cuña guilty of graft over a 2019 procurement of an Online Occupational Permitting and Tracking System (OOPTS). In a decision promulgated on Monday, January 20, the anti-graft court sentenced both Bautista and Cuña a jail time of six to 10 … Read more

South Sumatra’s Manpower Department Head and Second Wife Arrested for Alleged Graft

Palembang. Prosecutors have arrested Deliar Marzoeki, head of the South Sumatra Manpower and Transmigration Department, and his second wife, Hesti, 30, in connection with corruption allegations. Deliar is accused of extorting companies in South Sumatra for payments in exchange for the department’s work safety certificates, according to Hutamrin, head of the Palembang Prosecutors’ Office. Hutamrin … Read more