CEBU
CITY, March 24 (PNA) - The Office of the Ombudsman has approved the filing of
graft cases before the Sandiganbayan against former mayor Ma. Luisa Loot and
councilor Sammy Moralde of Daanbantayan, Cebu.
The
indictment of the two former town officials for violation of the Anti-Graft and
Corrupt Practices Act stemmed from the town’s financial grant to RBA Quail
Raisers Association.
The
RBA Quail Raisers Association requested the Daanbantayan local government for
financial assistance for the expansion of its agri-business in 2007.
The
municipal government of Daanbantayan entered into a memorandum of agreement
(MOA) with RBA granting the association a loan of PHP500,000.00.
Moralde
claimed to be the chairman of RBA.
The
Ombudsman said it was found that Loot and Moralde failed to comply with the
conditions in the MOA, such as the periodic monitoring and evaluation to
ascertain the progress and accomplishment of the projects.
The
loan also remains unpaid up to this time.