The court affirms there was conspiracy to defraud the Girl Scouts of the Philippines-Cebu Council and the government of P24.4 million sourced from the pork barrel of former lawmaker Clavel Martinez.
MANILA, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan 6th Division denied separate motions for reconsideration filed by former Cebu 4th District representative Clavel Martinez, former Lapu-Lapu City representative Paz Radaza, and five co-accused on their conviction for corruption charges stemming from fraudulent handling of pork barrel funds.
Meanwhile, Maria Cielo Martinez, Martinez’s daughter and GSP-Cebu treasurer, and Radaza, also former GSP-Cebu president, were pronounced guilty of one count each of graft and malversation. According to the trial records, the PDAF was supposed to fund GSP-Cebu’s anti-drug efforts, but instead went to Martinez’s personal bank account.
The second and third pairs of graft and malversation charges involved transactions that took place in June and September 2002, covering two PDAF releases of P7.5 million each. These also went first to the municipality of Bogo which then issued Landbank checks in favor of GSP-Cebu. GSP-Cebu then issued withdrawal vouchers for the full amounts of P7.5 million, prepared by Kilantang and signed by Radaza and Clavel Martinez.
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