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MANILA -The Supreme Court (SC) has turned down for being moot a petition filed by one of senior Department of Agriculture (DA) officials indicted in the cases in connection with the PHP700-million fertilizer fund scam uncovered by the Senate in 2005. In a resolution uploaded online on March 23, the SC's First Division dismissed "for being moot and academic" the petition filed by retired former DA Regional Executive Director Roger C. Chio who died two years ago at the age of 74 questioning the Sandiganbayan's decision to proceed with trying him in the cases. Noting that the petitioner passed away during the pendency of his petition, his "death rendered his petition before this court, moot and academic as there is no longer any justiciable controversy, whose resolution would be of practical value and use," the tribunal said. Chio, along with other provincial officials of DA and lawmakers had figured in dozens of charges arising from fact finding investigations ....

Davao Del Sur , Rogerc Chio , Douglas Cagas , Jocelyn Bolante , Supreme Court , Office Of The Ombudsman , Department Of Agriculture , Farm Implements Program , Sc First Division , Sandiganbayan First Division , Executive Director Roger , Farms Inputs , First Division , Davao Del Sur Representative Douglas , Manila The Supreme Court Sc Has Turned Down For Being Moota Petition Filed By One Of Senior Department Agriculture Da Officials Indicted In Cases Connection With Php700 Million Fertilizer Fund Scam Uncovered Senate 2005 Ina Resolution Uploaded Online On March 23 , He Sc 39s First Division Dismissed Quot For Being Moot And Academic The Petition Filed By Retired Former Da Regional Executive Director Rogerc Chio Who Died Two Years Ago At Age Of 74 Questioning Sandiganbayan Decision To Proceed With Trying Him In Cases Noting That Petitioner Passed Away During Pendency His , Is Quot Death Rendered His Petition Before This Court , Oot And Academic As There Is No Longer Any Justiciable Controversy , Hose Resolution Would Be Of Practical Value And Use , Uot The Tribunal Said Chio , Long With Other Provincial Officials Of Da And Lawmakers Had Figured In Dozens Charges Arising From Fact Finding Investigations Conducted By The Office Ombudsman Following Senate 2005 Which Looked Into Alleged Misuse Previous Years Funds Intended To Implement Farms Inputs Farm Implements Program Fifp Department Agriculture Total Amount Php728 Million January 2019 , He Sandiganbayan 39s First Division Dismissed Two Of The Cases Docketed As Sb 17 Crm 1633 To 1634 Involving Alleged Anomalies In Procurement Php3 Million Worth Fertilizers Out Php728 Approved By Former Da Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante Representing An Allotment For Then Davao Del Sur Representative Douglas Cagas Said Resolution Dismissing Prosecution Had Taken Too Long Bringing Case Court From When It Was Investigated Adding That Quot Cannot Be Allowed Justify Delay Conclude Investigations These With Almost Boilerplate Allusions Purported Steady Streams Flooding Office Ombudsman And Numerous Lawyers Review Which Took Before Could Finally Find Their Way Dockets , Uot The Court Added That Primary Source Of Evidence , He Audit Of The Php728 Million Had Been Available As Early 2006 But Fact Finding Investigation Dragged On For More Than Eight Years Until Complaint Could Be Finally Filed In 2013 Sandiganbayan , Ryinga Different Batch Of Cases Docketed As Sb 19 Crm 0053 To 0056 Filed On April 2019 , Aid It Was Premature For Chio To Similarly Cite The Alleged Delay Prompting Appeal Supreme Court Sc Pna ,