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Guilty beyond reasonable doubt |
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Leyte lawmaker may
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18-year jail term for graft |
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By Jomar Canlas Reporter
THE Sandiganbayan 5th Division on
Friday convicted Leyte Fourth District Rep. Eufrocino M. Codilla Sr.
for two counts of violation of Republic Act 3019 or the Antigraft
and Corrupt Practices Act that was committed when he was mayor of
Ormoc City in 1993 and 1994.
In the decision of the Antigraft
Court, written by Associate Justice Teresita Diaz-Baldos, it
sentenced the solon to 18 years imprisonment with perpetual
disqualification from holding public office.
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Abu Sayyaf attacks
army base in Sulu
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Suspected Abu
Sayyaf militants attacked before dawn Friday an army patrol base in
the southern province of Sulu, wounding one soldier, a military
official said.
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Seeming rise of
killings alarm local politicians
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: A town councilor
from Sulu was found dead inside his hotel room in Zamboanga City,
police said.
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