Published May 12, 2021, 2:11 PM
The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) said on Wednesday, May 12, that it filed a graft and corruption case against an official of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for allegedly allowing electric cooperatives (EC) to contribute to the campaign fund of a partylist group for the 2019 midterm elections.
PACC Chairman Greco Belgica said that NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong, with the rank of undersecretary, will face charges on possible violations of RA 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, as well as the Omnibus Election Code (OEC).
PACC Chairman Greco Belgica (Facebook/Manila Bulletin)
“Ito po ay sa kaso na paggamit ng pera ng gobyerno para ho gastusin sa kampanya (This is for the case of using government funds to spend on an election campaign),” he explained during the Laging Handa public briefing.