OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio Morales ordered the dismissal of five officials of the Technology Resource Center (TRC) for their alleged involvement in the misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel allocations of three former lawmakers totaling P101 million.

Dismissed were former Deputy Director General Dennis Cunanan, Chief Accountant Marivic Jover, Budget Officer IV Consuelo Lilian Espiritu, Sales and Promotion Officer V Belina Concepcion, and Internal Auditor V Maurine Dimaranan. They were found guilty of grave misconduct, serious dishonesty and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.

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