Sandiganbayan (MANILA BULLETIN)
Denied was the plea of Mayor Genevieve Gumban Lim Reyes of Caluya, Antique to present Pauline Rose L. Geroche, the municipal administrator, as her last witness in lieu of three other witnesses, including herself.
Reyes told the court that Geroche was personally involved in the implementation of the relocation site in Sitio Poocan since the acquisition of the land until the awarding of the housing units to the beneficiaries, and she was the one who took photographs of the area.
But she admitted that Geroche was not among the witnesses listed in her pre-trial brief.
The prosecution opposed Reyes’ plea. It pointed out that Geroche should have been included in Reyes’ pre-trial brief and pre-trial order.