Negros Oriental town mayor found guilty of graft

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Jimalalud Mayor Reynaldo Tuanda of Negros Oriental has been found guilty by the Sandiganbayan of graft after it was found that he granted himself a permit to operate as a cockpit promoter.

Tuanda was convicted for violating Section 3 of R.A. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and has been sentenced to imprisonment of one year and one month as minimum to six years as maximum, with perpetual disqualification from holding public office.

After carefully examining the records, the anti-graft court discovered that Tuanda granted himself a permit as cockpit promoter even without an ordinance from the Sangguniang Bayan authorizing the establishment of cockpits. “Let it be remembered that cockfighting, although authorized by law, is still a form of gambling. Immersing himself in convening and holding of arranged cockfights as the promoter cannot spare the accused from the fact that money is involved in the process,” the decision read.

 

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