The Office of the Ombudsman has found sufficient grounds to file graft and malversation charges before the Sandiganbayan against former Misamis Occidental Rep. Marina Clarete and several others over the alleged use of her Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) for projects that turned out to be non-existent.

The office on Friday said Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has ordered that 18 counts of graft, 11 counts of malversation through falsification of public documents and seven counts of malversation of public funds be filed against Clarete and 26 other former government officials and non-government organizations’ (NGO) officers and staff.

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