La Union mayor, 7 others convicted over purchases of fogging chemical

TUBAO, La Union: The Sandiganbayan sentenced Mayor Dante Garcia and seven other municipal officers and a supplier to a maximum of 40 years imprisonment with perpetual disqualification from office after they were found guilty of the anomalous purchase of anti-dengue fogging chemicals in 2005.

Convicted along with Garcia in a decision promulgated on February 9 were: Rosemary Magwa, municipal engineer and Bids and Awards Committee head; Dominador Aquino, municipal agriculture officer; Rosita Palaroan, planning officer; Domingo Estaoesta, municipal assessor; Clarita Caburian, municipal midwife; Gina Collado, of the assessor’s office; and suppliers Maritess Velasco and Roger Crisostomo.