August 27, 2008
Malaya
N.Ecija gov charged with graft anew
By Jojo de Guzman
CABANATUAN CITY – For the nth time Nueva Ecija vice governor Edward Thomas Joson charged Gov. Aurelio Umali and four other provincial officials with graft at the Office of the Ombudsman, this time for the allegedly questionable disbursement of P1.3 millio t a caterer which had not actually supplied the food for Umali’s oath-taking at the Nueva Ecija Convention Center in Palayan City on July 4, 2007.
Also named respondents in the complaint were provincial trade and industry officer Giovanni Agtay, provincial administrator Alejandro Abesamis, treasurer Edilberto Pancho, and former administrator Jaime Pallanan.
Joson said Umali and his co-accused made it appear that the Ryan Angelo Sweets and Catering provided food for the affair because the firm still had a live two-year contract with the provincial government to supply meals and food services beginning Sept. 21, 2006.
Joson presented a sworn statement from Cleopatra Gervacio, owner of Ryan Angelo, stating that Agtay requested her to issue a receipt for P1.3 million as food and catering expenses although another caterer had actually provided the food. Gervacio said Agtay told her this would facilitate the release of payment and her other collectibles from the provincial government.
Joson said the actual cost of the food delivered by the real caterer was only P1.08 million, consisting of 9,000 pieces of packed lunch at P120 each. He also questioned why there were 9,000 packed lunches when the convention center where Umali was sworn in can only accommodate a maximum of 3,000 persons. “Sabihin nang may mga tao pa sa labas, pero sabihing naubos yung 9,000, sobra-sobra na iyon,” he said.
Joson also asked the Ombudsman to place the respondents under preventive suspension pending the investigation of this complaint.
Malaya
N.Ecija gov charged with graft anew
By Jojo de Guzman
CABANATUAN CITY – For the nth time Nueva Ecija vice governor Edward Thomas Joson charged Gov. Aurelio Umali and four other provincial officials with graft at the Office of the Ombudsman, this time for the allegedly questionable disbursement of P1.3 millio t a caterer which had not actually supplied the food for Umali’s oath-taking at the Nueva Ecija Convention Center in Palayan City on July 4, 2007.
Also named respondents in the complaint were provincial trade and industry officer Giovanni Agtay, provincial administrator Alejandro Abesamis, treasurer Edilberto Pancho, and former administrator Jaime Pallanan.
Joson said Umali and his co-accused made it appear that the Ryan Angelo Sweets and Catering provided food for the affair because the firm still had a live two-year contract with the provincial government to supply meals and food services beginning Sept. 21, 2006.
Joson presented a sworn statement from Cleopatra Gervacio, owner of Ryan Angelo, stating that Agtay requested her to issue a receipt for P1.3 million as food and catering expenses although another caterer had actually provided the food. Gervacio said Agtay told her this would facilitate the release of payment and her other collectibles from the provincial government.
Joson said the actual cost of the food delivered by the real caterer was only P1.08 million, consisting of 9,000 pieces of packed lunch at P120 each. He also questioned why there were 9,000 packed lunches when the convention center where Umali was sworn in can only accommodate a maximum of 3,000 persons. “Sabihin nang may mga tao pa sa labas, pero sabihing naubos yung 9,000, sobra-sobra na iyon,” he said.
Joson also asked the Ombudsman to place the respondents under preventive suspension pending the investigation of this complaint.
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