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BY PRINCE GOLEZ
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MANILA – Upon the order of the Office of the Ombudsman, Mayor Pedro Alarcon of Batad, Iloilo is set to face graft charges over alleged irregularities in the issuance of business permits.
Alarcon repeatedly approved the business permits of Batad Ice Plant which his wife Elvira owned, said Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales.
In its ruling, the Ombudsman said the mayor will face trial for four counts of graft.
“Records show that Alarcon approved Batad Ice Plant’s business permit issued on February 2011, March 2011, February 2012, and February 2013,” according to the Ombudsman.
Section 3 (h) of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti Graft and Corrupt Practices Act provides that a public official shall not directly or indirectly have financial or pecuniary interest in any business, contract or transaction in connection with which he intervenes or takes part in his official capacity, or in which he is prohibited by the Constitution or by any law from having any interest.
Alarcon could not be reached for comment as of this writing./PN
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