Published April 26, 2021, 2:47 PM
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The Sandiganbayan has affirmed its decision that convicted of graft two former officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Region VIII in the irregular purchase of textbooks worth P24 million in 1998.
Affirmed in a resolution written by Associate Justice Lorifel L. Pahimna was the conviction of former Chief Accountant Emilia Dela Vega Aranas and former Chief of the Budget and Finance Division Ernesto R. Guiang who had been sentenced to a prison term ranging from six years and one day to 10 years with perpetual disqualification to hold public office.
They were found guilty of processing and authorizing the payment of textbooks and supplementary materials from Esteem Enterprises based on falsified documents.