The Office of the Ombudsman has found sufficient grounds to file three counts of graft before the Sandiganbayan against North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza amid allegations of her illegal procurement of diesel fuel in 2010.

The governor is also at the center of a controversy involving the so-called April 1 Kidapawan Massacre that was linked to farmers’ demand for rice from the provincial government of North Cotabato to stave off hunger caused by the El Nino phenomenon.

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