Ombudsman indicts ex-Bohol mayor for graft, malversation

THE Office of the Ombudsman filed graft and malversation charges against former mayor Apolinaria Balistoy of Cortes in Bohol province before the Sandiganbayan over the alleged disbursement of public funds to reimburse training expenses for her and her son in 2010.

Balistoy is facing charges of graft, falsification and five counts of malversation through use of falsified documents. Also named respondent was Daphne Roxas who was accused of graft and malversation through falsification of documents.