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Blanco was initially slapped with violations of Section 3(e) of R.A. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and Article 217 of the Revised Penal Code or Malversation of Public Funds.
On December 20, 2001, Blanco was accused of embezzling and converting to his personal use P189,600 worth of cash advances that he received for the Christmas party of the employees. Despite demands for him to liquidate the funds, he reportedly failed to do so.
In its ruling, the anti-graft court said that the prosecution failed to prove that the accused acted with manifest partiality, evident bad faith, and gross inexcusable negligence in the handling of the cash advances.
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Campeon was initially accused of violating Article 217 of the Revised Penal Code, otherwise known as Malversation of Public Funds, for receiving the proceeds from the sale of 2,000 liters of automotive diesel fuel intended for MCS Patrol Boat 3004 in the amount of P59,800 on July 30, 2005.
In its ruling, the anti-graft court said the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the guilt of the accused, so Campeon was ordered acquitted of his charge.
Campeon admitted that he received the said proceeds of the sale, and he even signed the Cash Voucher as the recipient of the funds. The prosecution contended that Campeon misappropriated the money for his personal use because he did not immediately make an accounting of the amount to BFAR.
Published January 14, 2021, 2:36 PM
The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has denied the motion for reconsideration filed by former Tukuran Mayor Francisvic Villamero of Zamboanga del Sur and two others to file a demurrer to evidence in their graft charge due to the reportedly anomalous procurement of a motor grader back in 2011.
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Villamero was accused of violating Section 3(e) of R.A. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act alongside Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Chairman Roberto Sayson, Vice Chairman Loreto Peñaranda, and members Rogelim Cabrales, Noe Gozalo, Ricardo Solis, Wilfredo David, Jovito Ondiano, and Solomon Donor.
Private individual Cesario Advincula Jr., President of IVAN CARR Industrial Supply and Construction Inc., is likewise charged with graft.
Published January 13, 2021, 12:37 PM
The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division affirmed its decision convicting three officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-VII) and a private individual of the graft charge involving the overpriced supply and installation of LED bulbs, traffic signal lantern and other traffic control devices as well as street lighting facilities in Lapu-Lapu City in 2006.
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Regional Director Robert Gingging Lala, Officer-in-Charge Chief of the Maintenance Division Pureza Anunciado Fernandez, Regional Legal Officer and BAC member Agustinto Page Hermoso, as well as GAMPIK Construction and Development Inc. Chairman of the Board Gerardo Sison Surla filed motions for reconsideration last October 2020.
Published January 9, 2021, 11:28 AM
Oscar Dominguez Abundo, former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Director III of Legal Services, has been cleared by the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division of his graft charge involving the reportedly anomalous purchase of lots in 2001.
Abundo was initially slapped with a violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act (RA) 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act over the payment of P24,299,458.34 for Lot 41 and Lot 43, both located in Barrio Makar, General Santos City, in favor of the heirs of Mohamad Bin Abdurasak despite a defect in the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) No. 01-04392, which referred to the Davao-Bukidnon Road instead of the General Santos-Korondal Road, the subject of the payment.