The Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division stood pat on its ruling acquitting Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito and five others in a graft case in connection with the alleged anomalous purchase of high-powered firearms worth P2.1 million in 2008 when he was San Juan city mayor.

In December last year, the court granted Ejercito’s demurrer to evidence and thus acquitted him along with City Administrator Ranulfo Dacalos who formerly led the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) and former BAC members Rosalinda Marasigan, Romualdo de los Santos, Lorenza Ching, and Danilo Mercado.

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