The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has found former Naga Mayor Gemma Florante Adana of Zamboanga Sibugay and four others guilty of graft due to the irregular procurement of heavy equipment worth P8.8 million back in 2007.
They were sentenced to imprisonment of six to eight years with perpetual disqualification from holding public office.
These are one road grader, one payloader, one road roller, and two dump trucks worth a collective P8.8 million. The purchase was made without complying with the provisions of R.A. 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act. Their Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid did not disclose the approved budget for the contract, which was in violation of the law. For the court, this was a “serious blunder” on the part of the accused.
In this case, two other bidders were disqualified because their bid offers exceeded the approved budget while CVCK exactly matched it. When asked to give an explanation for this, the accused failed to give any.
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