The Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft charges against Valenzuela Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian and several others for allegedly allowing Kentex Manufacturing Corp. to continue operating with “inadequate” fire safety measures.

In May last year, the fire in the firm's footwear factory left over 70 workers dead.

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