The Fourth Division also dismissed the case against former municipal budget officer and BAC chairman Ivan Marchan due to his death.įiled by the ombudsman in 2019, the case stemmed from the award by the municipal government of a supply contract to Perzebros Co., which is owned by Perez and former North Cotabato governor Nancy Catamco. The anti-graft court said requiring the respondents to undergo trial is not necessary as the pieces of evidence presented by the prosecution were not sufficient to sustain an indictment or warrant a conviction. In their demurrers, Fua and his co-respondents appealed for the dismissal of the charges involving violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, citing the weak evidence presented by the prosecution team.

and Sue Agnes Castillon as well as the separate demurrer of private respondent Pompey Perez. In a 31-page resolution promulgated on March 9, the anti-graft court’s Fourth Division granted the joint demurrer to evidence filed by former Lazi mayor Orville Fua, and bids and awards committee (BAC) members Rose Marie Tomogsoc, Natalio Jumawan Jr. MANILA, Philippines - The Sandiganbayan has dismissed a graft case filed against a former municipal mayor in Siquijor and three others in connection with their alleged involvement in the fertilizer fund scam.

Bonus s fertilizer