Anti Graft And Corrupt Practices Act (disambiguation)

• Republic Act No. 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act)

  Also: Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, RA 3019, Graft Law of 1960

  Republic Act No. 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, is the foundational Philippine statute penalizing corruption by public officers. Enacted on 17 August 1960,…

• Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act

  Also: RA 3019, Republic Act No. 3019, Graft law — the working courtroom and newsroom shorthand

  The Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (Republic Act No. 3019) is the Philippines' principal anti-corruption statute, approved on August 17, 1960. Enacted "in line with…

• Republic Act No. 1379

  Also: Forfeiture of Unlawfully Acquired Property Act — the descriptive designation used for the statute in Philippine legal literature and in this wiki's related entries, The forfeiture law / the forfeiture statute — the short designations used in discussions of the anti-graft framework, RA 1379 — the standard citation form

  Republic Act No. 1379, approved on June 18, 1955 and titled "An Act Declaring Forfeiture in Favor of the State Any Property Found to Have…

• Corruption in the Philippines

  Also: Graft and corruption — the standard Philippine legal-administrative phrase, Political corruption in the Philippines — the scholarly framing, Korapsyon — the Filipino-language term in general usage

  Corruption in the Philippines is the abuse of public office for private gain as it has recurred through Philippine political history — from practices rooted…

• Sandiganbayan

  Also: Sandigan, Anti-graft court (of the Philippines), Sandiganbayan (anti-graft court)

  The Sandiganbayan is the Philippines' special collegiate anti-graft court, holding jurisdiction over criminal and civil cases involving graft and corrupt practices committed by public officials…

• Office of the Ombudsman (Philippines)

  Also: Tanodbayan (Filipino title), Ombudsman of the Philippines, Office of the Special Prosecutor (its litigation arm, often referenced in cases)

  The Office of the Ombudsman (Filipino: Tanodbayan) is an independent constitutional body of the Philippines mandated to investigate and prosecute government officials and employees accused…

• Arturo Tolentino

  Also: Arturo "Ka Turing" Modesto Tolentino, Arturo M. Tolentino, Senate President Arturo Tolentino (formal style of his 1966–1967 office)

  Arturo Modesto Tolentino (September 19, 1910 – August 2, 2004), known as Ka Turing, was a Filipino statesman, legislator, and legal scholar — a congressman…

• Second EDSA Revolution

  Also: EDSA II — the common shorthand, EDSA Dos — the styling common in Philippine media, EDSA 2 — numeric variant

  The Second EDSA Revolution — EDSA II or EDSA Dos — was the four-day protest uprising of January 16–20, 2001 that removed Joseph Estrada from…

• Plunder Law

  Also: Republic Act No. 7080 — its statutory citation, RA 7080 — the common short form, Anti-Plunder Act — the statute's short title

  The Plunder Law is Republic Act No. 7080, "An Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Plunder," the 1991 statute — approved July 12, 1991…

• Benigno Aquino III

  Also: Benigno Simeon Aquino III, Noynoy Aquino — the nickname by which he was universally known, PNoy — the presidential moniker

  Benigno Aquino III (Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021) was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th…

• Ozone Disco Club Fire

  Also: Ozone Disco fire — the short form of everyday Philippine usage, Ozone tragedy — the styling common in anniversary coverage, The 1996 Ozone Disco tragedy — the dated form

  The Ozone Disco Club Fire was the fire that destroyed the Ozone Disco Club on Timog Avenue, Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, shortly before midnight…

• Trial of Joseph Estrada

  Also: Estrada plunder case, Sandiganbayan Criminal Case No. 26558, People of the Philippines v. Joseph Ejercito Estrada

  The Trial of Joseph Estrada refers to the plunder and perjury proceedings brought against Joseph Ejercito Estrada, the 13th President of the Philippines (1998–2001), before…

• Presidential Commission on Good Government

  Also: PCGG — the universal abbreviation, Good Government Commission — descriptive shorthand in English-language reporting, The sequestration commission — colloquial reference to its best-known power

  The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is the Philippine government agency created to recover the ill-gotten wealth accumulated by Ferdinand E. Marcos, his immediate…

• Plunder

  Also: Anti-Plunder Act (short title of RA 7080), Republic Act No. 7080, RA 7080

  Plunder is a crime under Philippine law defined and penalized by Republic Act No. 7080, the Anti-Plunder Act, "An Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime…

• Imelda Marcos

  Also: Imelda Romualdez Marcos, Iron Butterfly, Steel Butterfly

  Imelda Marcos (born Imelda Remedios Visitación Trinidad Romuáldez on 2 July 1929 in San Miguel, Manila) is a Filipino politician who served as First Lady…

• Joseph Estrada

  Also: Erap (the nickname given by fellow actor Fernando Poe Jr. — Tagalog back-slang for pare, "buddy"), Jose Marcelo Ejercito (birth name), Joseph Ejercito Estrada (legal and press usage)

  Joseph Estrada (born Jose Marcelo Ejercito on April 19, 1937, in Tondo, Manila) is a Filipino actor and politician, the 13th President of the Philippines…

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