The Ombudsman asks: Is there someone trying to sabotage Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel?
MANILA, Philippines – Over a hundred National Food Authority officials and employees contested their suspension stemming from a probe by the Department of Agriculture , suggesting that the complaint was hastily assembled and had factual errors.after it found “strong evidence of guilt” for allegedly selling milled rice without the benefit of public auction or bidding and at a price grossly disadvantageous to the government.
The joint investigation by the Ombudsman and the Department of Agriculture stemmed from an allegation of an NFA official. Not only that, some employees were also listed in the Ombudsman order with wrong names or designations of work. The Office of the Ombudsman has been largely closed off to media. But Martires, on Friday, personally talked to reporters to explain their side:The matrix, it was given to us. It came from the office of the Department of Agriculture secretary, which was provided to him also by the National Food Authority.
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