Mrs Ligot

21. March 2011 | 05:39

Mrs. Ligot keeps silent on unexplained wealth

MANILA (1st UPDATE) - Mrs. Erlinda Ligot appeared before the Senate on Monday for the continuation of the investigation on the Garcia plea bargain deal and the alleged corruption in the military. (News Source: ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 03:14:27)

Wife of former military comptroller testifies, finally

(UPDATE 2) Erlinda Ligot, wife of former military comptroller Jacinto Ligot, took the witness stand in the Senate on Monday when she repeatedly invoked her right against self-incrimination about her alleged P25 million condominium unit in Taguig city and her various bank accounts. (News Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer - 02:37:26)

Ligots could be held in contempt for evading senators’ queries

The Senate will hold a caucus on Monday afternoon to determine if they will hold in contempt former military budget official Lt. Gen. Jacinto Ligot and his wife Erlinda for refusing to answer the senators’ queries during a hearing. (News Source: GMA News - 04:07:35)

Ex-military comptroller’s wife needed 5-mg valium to face Senate

MANILA, Philippines — A five milligram valium is what the wife of former military comptroller Jacinto Ligot took before facing the Senate that is investigating her and her family’s unexplained wealth. (News Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer - 03:52:06)

New Senate witness backs Rabusa testimony on AFP

A new witness of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee on Monday affirmed the statements made by former military budget officer George Rabusa on corruption in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Meanwhile, the wife of accused ex-AFP comptroller Gen. Jacinto Ligot repeatedly refused to answer probing questions by senators, invoking her right against self-incrimination. (News Source: GMA News - 03:52:48)

Senate resumes probe into military fund scam

After a lull of three weeks, the Senate blue ribbon, and justice committees have resumed their investigation into the alleged irregularities in the military with the wife of a former military comptroller again expected to take a witness stand. (News Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer - 01:52:06)

Probe on military corruption continues

MANILA — The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is set to forge on with its probe on corruption in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). With a partial committee report on the plea bargain agreement on the plunder case against dismissed general Carlos Garcia already released, the committee will move on to another former comptroller. According to a media advisory, former AFP comptroller Jacinto … (News Source: Sun Star - 04:12:29)

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