The former postmaster general Maria Josefina dela Cruz is cleared of all charges
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A 38-page decision issued October 10 by the anti-graft court’s Fifth Division and penned by Associate Justice Rafael R. Lagos said that the evidence presented by government prosecutors could not prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant acted with bad faith or any ulterior motive. A demurrer to evidence is filed when the accused is convinced that the prosecution’s evidence is weak, therefore asking the court to outright dismiss the case. When granted, it has the same effect as an acquittal.
In the separate charge under Article 244 of the Revised Penal Code, the Ombudsman said that Cabigao was given the job even if she did not have a master’s degree, 120 hours of managerial training, and five year’s worth of supervisory experience.
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