The Sandiganbayan has acquitted two former local government officials in Rodriguez, Rizal from charges of failing to pay the salary of job order employees in 2009.

In a 17-page decision, the anti-graft court on Thursday said the prosecution failed to prove that payroll documents reached the offices of then acting Mayor Jonas Cruz and former Municipal Treasurer Nemencia Sta. Maria.

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