The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division issued a Precautionary Hold Departure Order (PHDO) against Senator Francis Joseph "Chiz" Escudero on Monday, April 27. The court order also applies to Maynard Ngu, Escudero's friend and campaign donor, effectively placing him on the national hold departure list. This directive orders the Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration to prevent both individuals from departing the Philippines while they remain subjects of an ongoing investigation. T

A witness in the graft case involving former senator Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. told the Sandiganbayan court that he had returned ₱130 million to the government, despite declaring only about ₱10 million in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN). The testimony was given during a hearing on the bail petition of Revilla and his co-accused over the Pandi flood control project—where Third Division chairperson Associate Justice Karl Miranda tested the witness' rel

Chiz Escudero and his alleged 'bagman' Maynard Ngu may confront a precautionary Hold Departure Order (HDO) filed by the Office of the Ombudsman before the Sandiganbayan at Saturday over the flood control issue. This comes as Escudero face investigations over complaints of alleged plunder, graft, and bribery in the flood control scandal. Escudero has since refuted the allegations of his involvement in the flood control scandal and called it “a well-orchestrated plan to attack