Padaca found guilty of graft: ‘I’m no thief’

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The Sandiganbayan has found former Isabela governor and Ramon Magsaysay awardee Grace Padaca guilty of graft and malversation in connection with a 2006 case. | PDMChiuINQ

The antigraft court’s Third Division sentenced Padaca to up to 14 years in prison for graft, and up to 10 years for malversation of public funds. She was also ordered to pay an P18-million fine and an additional P18 million to the provincial government of Isabela with a 6-percent interest per annum until the amount has been fully paid.

The case stemmed from a complaint filed in the Office of the Ombudsman by former Isabela Rep. Santiago Respicio, a known ally of the Dy political clan in Isabela, whose long grip on power was ended by Padaca’s victory in the 2004 gubernatorial race.

She said she had always considered the public’s interest when disbursing government funds, citing her price stabilization program for rice and corn in partnership with the National Food Authority, which in 2007 won a Galing Pook Award for being an outstanding local government project.

 

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