SENATOR Gregorio Honasan has been charged with two counts of graft by the Office of the Ombudsman before the Sandiganbayan in connection with the alleged misuse of his P30 million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel, the Ombudsman’s Office said on Tuesday.

The filing of charges came 10 months after Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales found probable cause to charge Honasan since the prosecutors found that the senator endorsed Focus Development Goals Foundation, Inc. as a beneficiary even if the non-government organization did not comply with procurement regulations.

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