The Sandiganbayan’s Third Division has found former Lucena City (Quezon) Mayor Ramon Talaga Jr. and three others guilty beyond reasonable doubt in the graft case that they faced in connection with award of a contract for a computerization project in 2002.

The court convicted Talaga along with then-City Planning Development Officer Ofelia Garcia, who was then-chairman of the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) at the time material to the case; former City Budget Officer Ester Matibag, who was then-member of the Committee on Awards; and former Assistant City Treasurer Mercedita Capulong, who was also then-member of the Committee on Awards.

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