2 former LTO workers charged
CEBU, Philippines - The Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas has recommended the filing of an information in court two former personnel of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and a private individual for falsification of public document.
Graft Investigation and Prosecution Officer II Cynthia Maturan-Sibi accused Jamela Macadato and Emmanuel Mabitad of taking advantage of their positions and “conniving, confederating and mutually helping” private individual and Thomas Alvarez Jr. in falsifying public documents for the registration of a Hi-Lux pick-up.
They made it appear that the vehicle was newly assembled when in fact, it already had an existing certificate of registration under the name of Visayas Geothermal Power Company.
A bail of P24,000 each is recommend for all of the accused.
The anti-graft office early this year ordered the dismissal from service of Mabitad and Macadato.
Macadato was then the assistant statistician /OIC of LTO-Aurora Mobile Unit, Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Mabitad was then the Clerk III, LTO-Region VII, Cebu City while Alvarez is a private individual residing in Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City. –
(FREEMAN)
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