FORMER Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) Commissioner Alfredo Po on Thursday was charged with estafa for allegedly pocketing more than P700,000 in connection with the oath-taking of mechanical engineers.

The Office of the Ombudsman filed the charges after Po failed to remit a total of P728,539.59 worth of ticket sales, which he allegedly spent in his personal use, while serving as member of the Board of Mechanical Engineers (BME) from May 2003 to 2005.

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