Published January 30, 2021, 12:14 PM
The Sandiganbayan Fourth Division has acquitted several former officials of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Cotabato Provincial Office Region XII of graft charges arising from the reportedly irregular operation of a Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institution back in 2009.
MANILA BULLETIN FILE
Then Provincial Director Florante L. Herrera, CPO UTPRAS Focal Person Alex G. Labanon, and UTPRAS Focal Person Frank Beltran of TESDA Cotabato Provincial Office Region XII, together with private individuals Salli Vee L. Salvanera, Rolando A. Ortiz, Michael Angelo L. Orsonal, Eldura Cabacungan, Aurora B. Nesperoz, Rizalito A. Nesperos, and Ervin C. Biongan, all of the Kidapawan Assessment and Training Center (KATC), were initially slapped with violations of Sections 3(e) and (j) of R.A. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.