Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday filed a cyber libel suit against former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi over a statement posted on the department's website on February 4, 2022.
The Senate resolution recommending charges against Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and other officials over the approval of the Udenna-Chevron Malampaya Consortium shares deal was submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman.
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Friday said he was ready to face charges after a Senate resolution recommending the filing of lawsuits against him and other officials reached the Office of the Ombudsman.
SENATORS crossed partylines in adopting a Senate Resolution triggered by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian’s endorsement of a report recommending the filing of “criminal and administrative charges” against Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and 11 other ranking Department of Energy (DoE) officials over the $565-million sale to UC Malampaya of the 45-percent stake…