The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed the plunder complaint filed against former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) and some officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in connection with the alleged misuse of the P73.6-million Confidential and Intelligence Fund (CIF).
Graft Investigation and Prosecution Officer 3 Lucielo Ramirez Jr., in a resolution dated Feb. 13, 2019, but was released only on Sunday, said there was “no probable cause to indict respondents for the crimes charged.” The charges were plunder, malversation of public funds, and violation of Section 3(e) of the Republic Act 3019 or the “Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practice Act.”
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