ABAD, ACOSTA, SALCEDA, MITRA INCLUDED IN OMBUDSMAN’S LIST
Noy allies to face criminal charge on fertilizer scam
By Gerry Baldo and Charlie V. Manalo 04/27/2011Allies of former President Gloria Arroyo, now turned allies of President Aquino are not spared from the fertilizer funds scam.
This new development arose as the Office of the Ombudsman, in its resolution, disclosed that it is planning to file criminal charges against government officials who may have misused the fertilizer funds weeks before the 2004 national elections.
Among those listed in the Ombudsman’s resolution as recipients of the fertilizer funds is the congressional district of former Bukidnon Rep. Nereus Acosta, who is also facing graft charges before the Sandiganbayan in connection with the alleged diversion of his “pork barrel” to a foundation headed by members of his family.
In its 134-page resolution released last April 15, the anti-graft body said the First District of Bukidnon of then Rep. Nereus Acosta Jr. was one of five legislative districts that received a share from the Farm Input/Farm Implements Fund (FIFIF) even if none of them was included in the list submitted to the Department of Budget and Management in 2004 for issuance of Special Allotment Release Order (SARO)..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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