The Ombudsman says the former BFAR officials 'apparently schemed' to award a contract that is 'disadvantageous to the government'
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BFAR national director Demosthenes Escoto and former director and Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries Eduardo Gongona are facing four counts of violating sections of Republic Act 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. Simon Tucker of SRT Marine Systems Solutions, Ltd, is also named in the resolution. a ruling in a separate administrative case that ordered Escoto’s dismissal from service over the same deal.
The VMS transceivers were purchased under the DA-BFAR’s Integrated Marine Environment Monitoring System Project Phase I, which sought to “enhance the Philippines’ capability to safeguard and monitor the country’s marine resources and to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activities.” The project is funded by a €28.52-million loan from France.
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