Senator Francis Tolentino, chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (Photo courtesy of Senate PRIB) MANILA - The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee recommended on Thursday the filing of administrative cases against Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian, former Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief Hermenegildo Serafica, SRA Board Member Roland Beltran, and SRA Board Member Aurelio Valderrama Jr. The committee, chaired by Senator Francis Tolentino, said in its 75-page committee report the preliminary evidence on record indicated that the officials have committed the administrative offense of serious dishonesty, grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service, and gross insubordination under the revised rules on administrative cases in the civil service. For criminal cases, the blue ribbon panel recommended that Sebastian, Serafica, Beltran, and Valderrama be charged with one count of a violation of Sectio
Senator Francis Tolentino, chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee recommended on Thursday the filing of administrative cases against Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian, former Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief Hermenegildo Serafica, SRA Board Member Roland Beltran, and SRA Board Member Aurelio Valderrama Jr. The committee, chaired by Senator Francis Tolentino, said in its 75-page committee report the preliminary evidence on record indicated that the officials have committed the administrative offense of serious dishonesty, grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service, and gross insubordination under the revised rules on administrative cases in the civil service. For criminal cases, the blue ribbon panel recommended that Sebastian, Serafica, Beltran, and Valderrama be charged with one count of a violation of Section 3a
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Four former officials of the Department of Agriculture and Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) are in hot water, after the Senate
Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez (File photo) MANILA - Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez on Tuesday belied the claims of the former head of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. supposedly floated the idea of importing 600,000 metric tons of sugar. Rodriguez made the statement in response to the allegation of resigned SRA administrator Hermenegildo Serafica that the President broached the idea of importing 600,000 MT of sugar as against the 300,000 MT signed by the members of the Sugar Regulatory Board (SRB). Serafica, who tested positive for Covid-19, told members of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee via zoom earlier said the President voiced no objection to the 300,000 MT planned importation by the SRB. "Wala hong binabanggit na amount in terms of quantity si Kagalang-galang na Pangulong Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. pagdating doon sa metric tons na dapat iangkat (Honorable President Ferdinand "B
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