Ecleo dropped from House roll after SC found him guilty of graft
06/02/2012The House of Representatives yesterday dumped the Dinagat Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. from its roll following a Supreme Court (SC) decision finding him guilty of three counts of graft already final and executory.
In a memorandum to House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II finding Ecleo guilty of three counts of graft is already final and executory.
“Pursuant to the final and executory Resolutions of the Supreme Court affirming the decisions of the Sandiganbayan in the conviction of Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. for numerous violations of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act in which perpetual disqualification from office forms part of the penalty, and it appearing that Entry of Judgment in the last case is reduced to pro-forma, please delete the name of Rep. Ruben Ecleo from the Roll of Members of the House effective May 31, 2012,” House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte said in his memorandum..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20120602met2.html
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