The Office of the Ombudsman filed graft charges against Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito and several others in connection with the allegedly anomalous purchase of high-powered firearms in 2008 when he was the mayor of San Juan City.

Ejercito and five others were accused of procuring and paying P2.1 million for three units of Daewoo K2 Caliber 5.56 MM sub-machine gun and 17 units of Daewoo K1 Caliber 5.56 MM sub-machine gun without public bidding.

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