Ex-PCGG chief appeals conviction

BY REINA C. TOLENTINO

on certiorari at the high court, a copy of which was provided the anti-graft court.

In June, the Sandiganbayan’s First Division found Sabio guilty and sentenced him to six up to 10 years imprisonment with perpet

Sabio, in his motion for reconsideration, argued that the “subject lease agreements did not have to undergo the mandatory requirements of the procurement process and implementation set forth” in Republic Act 9184 ( Government Procurement Reform Act).

He added that the PCGG chair- man’s acts are presumptively the chief executive’s acts, unless disapproved by the latter.

its ruling in a resolution promulgated in August.

The two graft cases stemmed from two lease deals amounting - hicles entered into with the UCPB Leasing and Finance Corporation (ULFC) through negotiated procurement without public bidding.

Sabio was charged along with former PCGG Commissioners Tereso Javier, Narciso Nario, and Nicasio Conti in 2012.

In 2014, the court dismissed the charges against Conti, Nario and Javier.