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.
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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.
Published January 27, 2021, 1:23 PM
Former Philippine National Railways (PNR) General Manager Manuel Dinamarca Andal has been found guilty by the Sandiganbayan of two counts of graft in connection with the irregular contracts he entered into with Pandol Korea Limited and Nikka Trading back in 2009.
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He was sentenced to suffer the indeterminate penalty of imprisonment of eight years and one month as minimum to 12 years as maximum for each of the graft charges or a total of 16 to 24 years imprisonment, with perpetual disqualification from holding public office.
Andal was likewise ordered to indemnify the government with P86,505,000.
His first graft charge stemmed from the procurement of 170,000 sets of rail fastenings and 50,000 pieces of clips and insulators from Pandol Korea on May 21, 2009 through direct contracting.
Published January 16, 2021, 12:42 PM
The Sandiganbayan Fourth Division has dismissed the graft and falsification charges filed against former officials of the Department of Finance (DOF) officials after finding that the prosecution’s evidence was insufficient.
Raul de Vera and Rosanna Diala, officers of the One Stop Shop Inter-Agency Tax Credit and Drawback Center of the DOF, are two of the co-accused of former Undersecretary Antonio Belicena.
They were accused of issuing Tax Credit Certificate No. 7711 in the amount of P7,350,444 on Domestic Capital Equipment in favor of JAM Liner Inc. on January 4, 1996. This came from the purchase of 10 units of Mitsubishi buses.
Published December 22, 2020, 3:22 PM
Former Baganga Municipal Administrator Ruben Postrero of Davao Oriental has been acquitted by the Sandiganbayan Fourth Division of a graft charge involving the emergency purchase of vehicle parts back in 2004.
Postrero is one of the co-accused of Mayor Gerry Morales in the case for violating Section 3(e) of R.A. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
Both of them were charged together with Municipal Engineer Roseller Macayra, Municipal Accountant Emeritos Jovilla, Municipal Treasurer Francisco Jimenez Jr., Municipal OIC-General Services Officer Reymundo Escamillan, and private individual Donald Villademosa.
They reportedly gave unwarranted benefits and advantage to Villademosa when they made the emergency purchase of vehicle rim and vehicle differential in the amount of P79,296 back on January 26, 2004 from Villtrade Marketing in Davao City, owned by Villademosa. The prosecution said Villtrade Marketing was not a regular dealer
Published December 19, 2020, 12:28 PM
The Sandiganbayan Fourth Division has cleared a private individual who is involved in the tax credit fraud case of former officials of the Department of Finance (DOF).
The demurrer to evidence of Jantex Philippines Inc. General Manager Angel Chua was granted by the anti-graft court because the prosecution was unable to prove his ill intentions and common purpose with accused public officials.
Chua was slapped with a violation of Section 3(e) of R.A. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for acting in conspiracy with officials of the One-Stop Shop Inter-Agency Tax Credit and Duty Drawback Center of the DOF.