Lawmaker welcomes filing of fertilizer case vs ex-governor
By Gerry Baldo 04/15/2011A lawmaker from the anti-corruption watchdog Citizen Battle Against Corruption (Cibac) yesterday welcomed the move of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez to file the first ever case against one of those involved in the P728-million fertilized fund scam.
According to Cibac Rep. Sherwin Tugna, while he considers the move as a knee-jerk reaction on the part of the Ombudsman, it is still a good moral booster.
“People say it is only a knee-jerk reaction of the Ombudsman in response to the impeachment move against Merceditas Gutierrez but it’s good enough, it’s a good booster,” Tugna said, a lawyer by profession..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110415nat5.html
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