Southern Leyte mayor, 3 others face graft raps

THE Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft cases before the Sandiganbayan against San Francisco (Southern Leyte) Mayor Samson Gamutan Jr. and three others over the alleged issuance in 2012 of cash advances amounting to P393,240.17 to a person who was allegedly not entitled to receive such.

Charged with Gamutan were then-municipal accountant Resurreccion Tangso; Rosenda Bansig, OICmunicipal treasurer at the time of the cases; and Jesus

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- spite the fact that Jesus was not entitled to receive

The Ombudsman recommended bail amounting to P120,000 for each of the accused.

On December 15, the four cases--which were filed on December 11--were raffled off to the Sandiganbayan’s First Division.

Section 3(e) of Republic Act 3019 (Anti-Graft and causing undue injury to any party, or giving a private functions through manifest partiality, evident bad faith or gross inexcusable negligence.