THE Office of the Ombudsman is poised to file criminal charges against five former members of the House of Representatives who allegedly received kickbacks from projects funded by their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel.

A well-placed source has told The Manila Times that the anti-graft body is preparing the complaints to be filed before the Sandiganbayan against former Representatives Rodolfo “Ompong” Plaza of Agusan del Sur, Samuel Dangwa of Benguet, Constantino Jaraula of Cagayan de Oro City, Edgar Valdez of the Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC) party-list and Rizalina Seachon-Lanete, now the governor of Masbate.

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