Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. and provincial administrator Rafael Baraan are facing two anti-graft cases filed by the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly authorizing two unqualified firms to extract black sand from the Lingayen Gulf area in 2011.

In the first graft charge, also accused along with Espino and Baraam, are Provincial Housing and Homesite Regulation Officer Alvin Bigay, as well as former members of the Board of Directors of Xypher Builders Inc: Michael Ramirez, Gina Alcazar, Avery Pujol, Cynthia Camara, and Lolita Bolayog.

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