THE Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft and malversation charges at the Sandiganbayan against dismissed North Cotabato Vice Governor Gregorio Ipong and four other individuals over the alleged misappropriation of P4.9-million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) in 2007 when he was the congressional representative of the province's second district.

Named respondents along with Ipong were former Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC) Director General Antonio Ortiz, former TLRC Deputy Director General Dennis Cunanan, and former TLRC Chief Accountant Marivic Jover. Alfredo Ronquillo, who was identified in the charge sheets as then-president of the Aaron Foundation Philippines Inc. (AFPI), was also charged.

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