The Office of the Ombudsman has secured the conviction of a former Palawan mayor for unlawfully paying 1,500 bags of cement worth P247,500.

In an 18-page ruling written by Associate Justice Alexander Gesmundo, the Sandiganbayan found Alejandro Villapando, former mayor of San Vicente, Palawan, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019, or "The Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act."

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