The Office of the Ombudsman has found sufficient basis to file graft charges against a former municipal mayor in Leyte and two others over the procurement of P1.87 million worth of fertilizers in 2004.

The Ombudsman’s 18-page resolution said former Barugo Mayor Juliana Villasin as well as the town’s former accountant Aluino Ala and agriculturist Reynaldo Bodo had authorized the purchase of the materials through direct contracting.

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