Roderick Paulate

2023 - 1 - 27

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Sandiganbayan denies Roderick Paulate's appeal of conviction over ... (GMA News Online)

The Sandiganbayan has denied the appeal of actor Roderick Paulate to reverse his conviction over the hiring of fictitious job contractors in 2010 while ...

These are clear manifestations of bad faith on the part of accused," it added. He also said there was no attempt from the prosecution to prove that he knew they did not exist. "After a careful perusal of the arguments raised by accused, the court finds no cogent reason to disturb its earlier findings.

Sandiganbayan upholds Roderick Paulate's graft, falsification ... (ABS-CBN News)

The Sandiganbayan affirmed its decision finding ex-Quezon City councilor Roderick Paulate guilty of graft and falsification of public documents.

They argued that they only needed to prove that the contractors did not exist with the best evidence obtainable. The prosecution meanwhile told the court that it was not their job to prove the accused knew that the job contractors were inexistent. Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta and Associate Justice Georgina Hidalgo.

Sandigan upholds Paulate conviction (Philstar.com)

The Sandiganbayan has upheld the conviction of former Quezon City councilor Roderick Paulate for graft and falsification of public documents in connection ...

“He recommended the hiring of the 30 job order contractors without even meeting them, relying only on the PDS that were submitted to them by the alleged area coordinator. For six months, he never endeavored to ensure that the people he recommended are existing and that the so-called job contractors performed work,” the Seventh Division said. In its new resolution, the Seventh Division maintained that “there is not an iota of good faith from the acts of... Notably, accused failed to raise new material allegations that would persuade the court to reconsider or reverse its previous finding of guilt,” the court’s Seventh Division said in its minute resolution promulgated on Jan. 15, 2010, the ombudsman said. “After a careful perusal of the arguments raised by accused, the court finds no cogent reason to disturb its earlier findings.

Sandiganbayan affirms graft conviction of ex-QC councilor Roderick ... (Rappler)

The anti-graft court denies the motion for reconsideration of the former councilor and his staff 'for lack of merit'

Paulate also claimed that the prosecution failed to prove that he had prior knowledge that the job contractors under his office payroll were fictitious. “We deny the motion for lack of merit. The defendants had argued that the court erred in requiring the defense to prove that the contractual employees in question were real persons.

Sandigan upholds conviction of Paulate for graft (INQUIRER.net)

The Sandiganbayan has affirmed its decision, which found former Quezon City Councilor Roderick Paulate and his former aide guilty of graft and falsification ...