The Sandiganbayan’s Special Third Division convicted former mayor Manuel Tio of Luna, Isabela and former municipal accountant Lolita Cadiz of graft over an allegedly anomalous award of supply contract for a road concreting project in 2008.

In a 30-page decision promulgated on Tuesday, the court found Tio and Cadiz guilty for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and sentenced them to six up to eight years’ imprisonment with perpetual disqualification from holding public office.

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