MASBATE CITY, Jan. 28 2011-—The Ombudsman is filing graft charges against a former town mayor accused of incurring cash advances of more than P26 million during his tenure.
To be charged with malversation of public funds before the Sandiganbayan is former Mayor Bernardito Abapo of Milagros, Masbate.
In a statement, Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez said she ordered the filing of graft charges against Abapo for incurring some P26,509,594 in cash advances that state auditors said have remained “unliquidated.”
