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