THE former mayor of Rodriguez, Rizal had been sued for possession of timber without a permit and later manufacturing them into pieces of furniture in a makeshift factory inside the municipal motor pool office.

The Office of the Ombudsman filed the case against former Rodriguez Mayor Pedro Cuerpo over violations of Section 77 of the Revised Forestry Code requiring individuals to secure the proper permits for timber and other forest products.

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