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Town authorities of Cebu allegedly paid P1,800 per ton, thrice the contracted fee of P600 per ton
MANILA, Philippines – The Workplace of the Ombudsman has filed costs with the anti-graft courtroom Sandiganbayan in opposition to a former Cebu Metropolis administrator and 10 different officers for malversation of public funds amounting to P239.73 million and one rely of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
The officers, together with former administrator Floro Casas Jr., had been accused of approving inflated rubbish disposal payments, resulting in overpayments of greater than P239.7 million. Town authorities allegedly paid P1,800 per ton, thrice the contracted fee of P600 per ton.
The circumstances, authorised by former performing ombudsman Dante Vargas on October 6 following a advice from Graft Investigation and Prosecution Officer Carla Chaves-Gonzaga, had been raffled to the Sandiganbayan’s sixth and 1st divisions on Friday, November 28.
Prosecutors requested the courtroom to set bail at P90,000 every for all accused within the graft case, whereas recommending no bail for the malversation costs.
Native officers charged along with Casas are Allen Ceballos, Recreation and Welfare Companies inspection officer; John Jigo Dacua, head of the Division of Public Companies; Romelito Datan, Native Treasury Operations inspector; Grace Luardo-Silva, officer-in-charge of Rubbish Assortment and Disposal; Jerome Ornopia, metropolis accountant; and Mare Vae Reyes, performing metropolis treasurer.
Non-public defendants are contractor executives John David Javier, operations supervisor; Jayra Angelic Ruiz-Javier, managing officer; and Erika Might Quino, encoder, from DOCAST Building/JJ and J Building and Basic Provide.
The Ombudsman stated the officers colluded with the contractor’s executives, granting the agency unwarranted advantages by repeatedly failing to assessment and confirm its rubbish disposal billings, ensuing within the overpayments. – Rappler.com
