The SC has junked with finality the plea of the former chief of the BPI-NPQS Merle B. Palacpac to junk the graft case filed against her along with several others for their alleged involvement in a cartel.
THE Supreme Court has junked with finality the plea of the former chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry-National Plant Quarantine Services Merle B. Palacpac to junk the graft case filed against her along with several others for their alleged involvement in a cartel that pushed the prices of garlic up to 100 percent in 2014.
Palapac’s motion for reconsideration of the July 24, 2019 decision was also denied by the Sandiganbayan, prompting it to elevate the issue before the SC.In her motion for reconsideration, the petitioner maintained that the failure of the information to state the approximate date of the commission of the offense charged violates her constitutional rights, thus, warranting the dismissal of the case.
“The Court finds that the Sandiganbayan did not err in ruling that there is no inordinate delay in the disposition of the case,” the SC declared. “In the case, petitioner failed to consider the complexity of the present case and the issues involved including the fact that there are 47 respondents implicated and charged under Section 3 of RA 3019.
The Ombudsman, in its January 29, 2018, resolution, found probable cause against the petitioner and several accused of violation of Section 3 of Republic Act No. 3019 by giving unwarranted benefits to a selected group of garlic importers. Prior to the filing of the case, former Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala created the National Garlic Action Team .
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