Pinoy Artikulo: Honasan

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4YL88SlsM8UJPR8oQVtNEiubJoTCTgYeZf3YC2HdD3BIEHiIhjNCO1sd9qfbOuHAaBjmxlm6IhezLDqLiyngpc1Vh1gYQFWHsjjq9Wcg8Sv6RSTROfljzWONtq3SCz-epDSo5GAT-wk/s1600/honasan-estrada-120213-660x371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4YL88SlsM8UJPR8oQVtNEiubJoTCTgYeZf3YC2HdD3BIEHiIhjNCO1sd9qfbOuHAaBjmxlm6IhezLDqLiyngpc1Vh1gYQFWHsjjq9Wcg8Sv6RSTROfljzWONtq3SCz-epDSo5GAT-wk/s640/honasan-estrada-120213-660x371.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan and former Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada face a preliminary investigation by the Ombudsman for their alleged involvement in a P220-million scam in the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).</b></span><br /><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><ins class="adsbygoogle"      style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px"      data-ad-client="ca-pub-1641783409407177"      data-ad-slot="8060438843"></ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>In a statement on Friday, the Office of the Ombudsman said the following face investigation for violation of the antigraft and corrupt practices act and malversation through falsification of public documents: Honasan, Estrada, former Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes, former Rep. Arturo Robes of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, and five officials of the DAR and Department of Budget and Management.</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Ombudsman field investigators said that from 2010 to 2011, the DAR allocated P220 million for livelihood and training projects for farmers  in 27 municipalities in the provinces of Isabela, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Ilocos Norte, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Quezon, Batangas, and Pangasinan.</b></span><br /><div align="center"><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><ins class="adsbygoogle"      style="display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px"      data-ad-client="ca-pub-1641783409407177"      data-ad-slot="9537172042"></ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Of the P220 million, at least P20 million was released from the 2010 DAR regular fund upon Honasan’s request, and that P100 million was sourced from Honasan’s Priority Development Assistance Fund.</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Meanwhile, at least P50 million was released upon Estrada’s request, while another P50 million was released for projects endorsed by Agrarian Reform Undersecretary Jerry Pacturan.</b></span><br /><div align="center"><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><ins class="adsbygoogle"      style="display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px"      data-ad-client="ca-pub-1641783409407177"      data-ad-slot="9537172042"></ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The projects turned out to be nonexistent, resulting in a disallowance by the Commission on Audit, the Ombudsman said.</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Source: inquirer.net</b></span></div><div><br /></div>

Gringo Honasan, Jinggoy Estrada face Ombudsman probe over DAR scam - Must Watch!

Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan and former Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada face a preliminary investigation by the Ombudsman for their a...