Former Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Chairman Prospero Pichay Jr. decried his “continued political persecution” after the Office of the Ombudsman filed a graft case against him and two other former LWUA officials over the alleged release of P1.5 million to the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) in 2010.

The Ombudsman said the NCFP’s request for financial sponsorship for the Chairman Prospero Pichay Jr. Cup International Chess Championship was approved despite LWUA’s austerity measure that prohibited the release of funds for sports and cultural activities.

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