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                    [Title] => Ombudsman vows to strengthen case vs ex-DA chief, Jocjoc
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Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales said yesterday her office would strengthen the plunder case it filed against former Agriculture Secretary Luis “Cito” Lorenzo and his undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante.

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The P728-million plunder case against former agriculture secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. and former undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante has landed in the same Sandiganbayan court handling the controversial plunder case against former military comptroller Carlos Garcia.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 691816 [Title] => Militant groups ask Ombudsman to charge GMA over fertilizer scam [Summary] =>

Stressing that former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo no longer enjoys immunity from suit, complainants in the 2004 fertilizer fund scam are now asking the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate and charge her with plunder before the Sandiganbayan.

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The Office of the Ombudsman has given clearance to an agriculture official they have recommended to be charged with plunder in 2009, or five years after the P728-million fertilizer fund scam was filed in 2004.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 677860 [Title] => 'Dead men can't be charged in legal forum' [Summary] =>

Two lawmakers reminded Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez yesterday that dead men can’t be charged in any legal forum.

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Malacañang yesterday challenged Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez to prove her worth and independence in the effort to investigate the anomalies of the past administration.

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Malacañang is hopeful that the soon-to-be formed Truth Commission will lead to more witnesses and additional evidence for a stronger case of plunder against those allegedly behind the fertilizer fund scam like former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, former agriculture secretary Luis “Cito” Lorenzo and his undersecretary, Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 591614 [Title] => Lorenzo, Bolante face graft charges [Summary] =>

The Office of the Ombudsman yesterday recommended the filing of graft charges against former Agriculture secretary Luis “Cito” Lorenzo and undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante over the P728-million fertilizer fund scam.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 305994 [Title] => Palace dares critics to find ‘missing witnesses’ [Summary] => Malacañang challenged administration critics yesterday to track down for themselves the so-called "missing witnesses" in the cases against President Arroyo.

Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said those who are seeking the witnesses should be the ones to go after them.

"Some of these people are already out of government service and I believe there are proper processes to bring them or to compel them to attend (hearings)," he said.
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In making the appeal, Makati Rep. Teodoro "Teddyboy" Locsin Jr. said if the Palace has nothing to hide, it should be easy for it to force the two former officials to attend the Senate inquiry.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Ombudsman vows to strengthen case vs ex-DA chief, Jocjoc
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Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales said yesterday her office would strengthen the plunder case it filed against former Agriculture Secretary Luis “Cito” Lorenzo and his undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 703951 [Title] => Garcia plunder case justice to handle fertilizer fund scam [Summary] =>

The P728-million plunder case against former agriculture secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. and former undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante has landed in the same Sandiganbayan court handling the controversial plunder case against former military comptroller Carlos Garcia.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 691816 [Title] => Militant groups ask Ombudsman to charge GMA over fertilizer scam [Summary] =>

Stressing that former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo no longer enjoys immunity from suit, complainants in the 2004 fertilizer fund scam are now asking the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate and charge her with plunder before the Sandiganbayan.

[DatePublished] => 2011-06-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 678307 [Title] => Ombudsman had cleared agriculture official in P728-million fertilizer scam [Summary] =>

The Office of the Ombudsman has given clearance to an agriculture official they have recommended to be charged with plunder in 2009, or five years after the P728-million fertilizer fund scam was filed in 2004.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 677860 [Title] => 'Dead men can't be charged in legal forum' [Summary] =>

Two lawmakers reminded Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez yesterday that dead men can’t be charged in any legal forum.

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Malacañang yesterday challenged Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez to prove her worth and independence in the effort to investigate the anomalies of the past administration.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 591865 [Title] => Plunder evidence up to truth panel [Summary] =>

Malacañang is hopeful that the soon-to-be formed Truth Commission will lead to more witnesses and additional evidence for a stronger case of plunder against those allegedly behind the fertilizer fund scam like former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, former agriculture secretary Luis “Cito” Lorenzo and his undersecretary, Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 591614 [Title] => Lorenzo, Bolante face graft charges [Summary] =>

The Office of the Ombudsman yesterday recommended the filing of graft charges against former Agriculture secretary Luis “Cito” Lorenzo and undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante over the P728-million fertilizer fund scam.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 305994 [Title] => Palace dares critics to find ‘missing witnesses’ [Summary] => Malacañang challenged administration critics yesterday to track down for themselves the so-called "missing witnesses" in the cases against President Arroyo.

Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said those who are seeking the witnesses should be the ones to go after them.

"Some of these people are already out of government service and I believe there are proper processes to bring them or to compel them to attend (hearings)," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 305646 [Title] => Palace asked to produce Lorenzo, Bolante [Summary] => Malacañang has been urged to produce former agriculture secretary Luis Lorenzo and undersecretary Jocelyn "Jocjoc" Bolante so they can shed light on the P800-million fertilizer scam that the Senate is investigating.

In making the appeal, Makati Rep. Teodoro "Teddyboy" Locsin Jr. said if the Palace has nothing to hide, it should be easy for it to force the two former officials to attend the Senate inquiry.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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