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Manhunt vs. Ortiz over 'pork' scam
By J.Lo
CASES against Technology Resource Center (TRC), formerly the Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC) director general Antonio Ortiz were ordered archived without prejudice to their revival upon his arrest. Filed by the Office of the Ombudsman in 2019, cases stemmed from allocation of P24.2 million of Veloso's Priority Development Assistance Fund to Aaron Foundation Philippines Inc. (AFPI). The ombudsman said projects were awarded to the AFPI without public bidding as required under the law. .
Former Leyte congressman Eduardo Veloso has been sentenced to 56 years in prison in connection with pork barrel scam in 2007.
In 52-page decision, the Sandiganbayan found former congressman Veloso of the third district of Leyte guilty of two counts of violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act (RA) 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and two counts of malversation of public funds as provided under Article 217 of the Revised Penal Code.
Aside from Veloso, the anti-graft court also found guilty of the same offenses Maria Rosalinda Lacsamana, group manager of the defunct state firm TRC.
Veloso and Lacsamana were sentenced to six to 10 years in prison for each count of graft offense and 12 to 18 years for each count of malversation, or a total of 36 to 56 years for all counts of both offenses.
Aside from prison terms, respondents were ordered to pay fine of P24.2 million, which is equivalent to the amount of public funds they malversed.
The court said amount was on top of another P24.2 million that Veloso and Lacsamana, together with their acquitted co-accused, must return to the government.
The anti-graft court also disqualified Veloso from holding public office. The Sandiganbayan acquitted former TRC deputy director general Dennis Cunanan, group manager Francisco Figura and chief accountant Marivic Jover due to failure of the prosecu-tion to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. As for their civil liability, the court ordered Cunanan, Figura and Jover to return along with Veloso and Lacsamana P24.2 million to the government treasury.
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