THE Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas found ground to file a malversation case before the Sandiganbayan against a former barangay official in Cebu province after he allegedly did not return a firearm that was issued to him by the government in 2003.

The said firearm issued to Elmerito Panlaan, the former chairman of Barangay Anopog in Pinamungajan town, was a 0.9mm caliber pistol worth P40,175.

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