THIRTY-FIVE incumbent and former government officials are facing graft charges before the Office of the Ombudsman stemming from an agreement in 2009 for a joint venture in the operation, management, and maintenance, among others, of the Boracay Waterworks and Sewerage System (BWSS) facilities.
Named respondents in the complaint were: former Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) General Manager Mark T. Lapid and the then-PTA board members: former Tourism secretary Ramon R. Jimenez Jr., former Public Works secretary Rogelio L. Singson, Luwalhati Antonino, former Environment secretary Ramon Jesus P. Paje, Carlos Honorio B. Estepa Jr., Vivian D. Otaza, and Lucas M. Nunag, Teresita D. Verde, Lydia T. Cosuco, Edgar T. Bocar, Joy M. Bulauitan, and Miguelita A. Mariano.
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