Mike Arroyo

I’m an Ibuna, Grace says; Lesaca may not run: Quito BY CARLA GOMEZ VISAYAN DAILY STAR Bayan Muna will oppose the candidacy of any Arroyo, including that of Grace Ibuna, for the fifth congressional seat of Negros Occidental, Rep. Neri Colmenares said yesterday. “(Former) President Gloria Arroyo, Mike Arroyo and the Arroyo family cannot be allowed to return to political power, whether nationally or in Read More …

The Tall Order By Mon Datol Philippine News Today Vancouver, Canada The Sandiganbayan ordered the arrest of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, her husband Jose Miguel Arroyo, former COMELEC chair Benjamin Abalos and former transportation secretary Leandro Mendoza on Tuesday for allegedly receiving millions of dollars in bribes from a Chinese telecommunications company ZTE over the anomalous contract with China’s ZTE Corp. However, Sandiganbayan just pegged Read More …

By David Viehland Asia News The Sandiganbayan Court orders the arrest of Jose Miguel Arroyo, husband of the Philippines’ former president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, for kickbacks involving a project with a Chinese company. The main witness in the case is living under the protection of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines. Manila (AsiaNews) – Sister Mary John Mananzan, women’s chairperson of the Association Read More …

By Marvin Sy The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Panfilo Lacson says he has documents to prove that former first gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo and his late brother Ignacio or Iggy each owned bank accounts containing over P2 billion. Lacson yesterday said the two accounts are in one bank, and that these are still active. The accounts are no longer in the names Read More …

GOTCHA By Jarius Bondoc The Philippine Star Two National Police generals reportedly are being considered to replace sacked NBI director Magtanggol Gatdula. Huh, pulis na naman? Neither of the two nominees, one retired, the other in active duty, were able to curb the rash of murders by gunmen riding motorcycles in tandem. Gun-for-hire has been thriving of late as a cottage industry. Every week someone Read More …

BY PETER TABINGO MALAYA PRIVATE complainants yesterday insisted there is sufficient evidence to file plunder charges against detained Rep. Gloria Arroyo, her husband Jose Miguel Arroyo, former Commission on Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr., and former Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza. In a 12-page motion for reconsideration, Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño, former Gabriela party-list group Rep. Liza Maza, and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan chair Carol Araullo Read More …

By Ellen Tordesillas Malaya ‘Will Ruben Reyes, Leo San Miguel and others be made accountable for their role in this onerous deal?’ A SIDE from Gloria Arroyo, only three other persons were included in the graft charges filed by the Ombudsman with the Sandiganbayan in connection with the NBN/ZTE deal. They were Gloria Arroyo’s husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo, former chairman of the Commission on Elections Read More …

PerryScope By Perry Diaz In the Chinese Zodiac calendar, 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, a very special year.  It is said that more than 4,000 years ago, tribes in China had animal emblems.  The two large tribes unified and chose the dragon as their symbol.  Their descendants became the Han Chinese today. In Chinese astrology, the dragon – which is made up of Read More …

BY KIMBERLY TAN GMA News (Updated 4:10 p.m.) The Sandiganbayan 4th Division has issued a hold departure order (HDO) against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, her husband Jose Miguel, and two former officials of her administration in connection with graft charges filed against them. Former Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza, and former Commission on Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos were also nemed in the HDO, GMA News TV’s Read More …

By Gerry Baldo and Jason Faustino The Daily Tribune When it rains, it pours, particularly on former president Gloria Arroyo who aside from receiving another graft charge yesterday for an exotic offense called illegal frequencies trading, has also in a strange stroke of luck, had her three graft charges earlier filed by the Ombudsman raffled off to the Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division headed by Associate Justice Read More …