Rep. Prospero Pichay Jr. of Surigao del Sur, a former official of the Local Water Utilities Administration, entered a plea of “not guilty” to the graft charge filed against him and several others in connection with the alleged release of P1.5 million to the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) despite LWUA’s austerity measures in 2010.

He also pleaded not guilty to the related breach of conduct charge where he was named sole respondent.

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