The Sandiganbayan has granted the plea of Janet Lim Napoles’ three close family members to reduce their hefty P22-million bail in connection with the P900-million Malampaya fund scam. ADVERTISEMENTThe court’s decision substantially reduced the family’s total bail amount from P66.9 million to P16.83 million. The court reduced the amount of bail from P30,000 to P7,500 for each count of violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. The three were charged with 97 counts of each violation, or a total of 194 criminal charges for each of the accused. Lim and the Napoleses were accused of forging the request letters from the mayors of 97 municipalities and towns in Luzon.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 20, 2017 03:53 UTC