Former DoTC execs charged with graft
By Benjamin B. Pulta 10/25/2011Five individuals, including four former senior officials of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC), have been charged with graft and corruption for alleged anomalies in the lease of advertising space by the Edsa MRT 3 to a private firm.
The eight-page complaint-affidavit was filed before the Ombudsman by complainant Howard Calleja against Glicero Sicat (undersecretary for Railways), Aristotle Batuhan (undersecretary for Administrative Legal Affairs, Finance and Comptrollership) and Raquel Desiderio (assistant secretary for Legal Affairs).
Also named in the complaint were Trackworks president and CEO Joselito de Joya and DoTC Metrostar director for Operations Renato San Jose..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20111025met1.html
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laking isda...lol.
"The five are being accused of violating RA 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for failing to conduct a mandatory public bidding before entering a contract for the lease of the advertising spaces owned by the government as required by RA 9184 or the Procurement Act."
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