Atienza files raps vs Lim, Moreno, 35 others
07/11/2011Multiple criminal and administrative charges were filed before the Ombudsman against Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, Vice Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, two top city executives and 33 councilors for the approval of an ordinance granting tax exemptions to a highly profitable telecommunications company.
The complaints for grave abuse of authority, ignorance of the law, dishonesty and grave misconduct, violation of Republic Act 6713 and 3019, and violation of their oath of office were filed July 4, 2011 by former Environment Secretary Jose Atienza Jr., barangay chairmen Ricardo Aguinaldo, Jorge Limqueco, Romeo Castro, Benedicto Marcelino, Randolf Sy; former barangay chairmen Villano Osorio, Mariano Ponce, Francisco Blanco and businesswoman Emily Mayie Monzon.
The complainants stressed in their criminal and administrative charges that the granting of franchise and real property tax exemptions to Smart Information Technologies Inc. or Smart through City Ordinance 8229 on April 19, 2011 deprived the city government of multi-million pesos in annual income which could have been used for the delivery of improved basic services to Manileños. They added the ordinance is illegal because it was approved without the required conduct of public hearings as provided for under the Local Government Code..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20110711met4.html
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