Joey Marquez convicted for graft

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Ex-Parañaque mayor Joey Marquez convicted of graft

By Tetch Torres
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 10:09am (Mla time) 08/30/2007

(UPDATE 2) MANILA, Philippines -- Actor and ex-Parañaque City mayor Joey Marquez and three others have been sentenced from 6-10 years imprisonment after their conviction by the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court.

Also convicted were Silvestre de Leon, city treasurer; Flocerida Babida, budget officer; and Ofelia Cuanan, general services chief.

The anti-graft court fourth division headed by Associate Justice Gregory Ong convicted Marquez and other city officials for violation of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft Law particularly Section 3 (g) for "entering, on behalf of the government, into any contract or transaction manifestly and grossly disadvantageous to the same, whether or not the public officer profited or will profit thereby."

The Commission on Audit filed the case after it discovered that the broomsticks that were purchased from January 1996 to September 1997 by the city government under Marquez’s term were overpriced by P462,708 and did not go through the regular bidding procedures.

Marquez served as mayor from July 1995 to 1998 when Parañaque was then a municipality and from 1998 to June 30, 2004 when it became a city.

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Ex-Parañaque mayor Joey Marquez convicted of graft

By Tetch Torres
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 10:09am (Mla time) 08/30/2007

(UPDATE 2) MANILA, Philippines -- Actor and ex-Parañaque City mayor Joey Marquez and three others have been sentenced from 6-10 years imprisonment after their conviction by the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court.

Also convicted were Silvestre de Leon, city treasurer; Flocerida Babida, budget officer; and Ofelia Cuanan, general services chief.

The anti-graft court fourth division headed by Associate Justice Gregory Ong convicted Marquez and other city officials for violation of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft Law particularly Section 3 (g) for "entering, on behalf of the government, into any contract or transaction manifestly and grossly disadvantageous to the same, whether or not the public officer profited or will profit thereby."

The Commission on Audit filed the case after it discovered that the broomsticks that were purchased from January 1996 to September 1997 by the city government under Marquez’s term were overpriced by P462,708 and did not go through the regular bidding procedures.

Marquez served as mayor from July 1995 to 1998 when Parañaque was then a municipality and from 1998 to June 30, 2004 when it became a city.

Kala ko kung sinong Silvestre ...

Galing siguro sa Hogwarts itong mga broomsticks na ito kaya flying sa presyo.

[Galactus]

Alam ko si Alma Moreno daw yung pasimuno nung overpricing. She was Joey's partner when he was Paranañaque mayor...according to another news item, napaiyak daw si Tsong when he learned of his conviction.

Yari siya ngayon sa Bilibid, yung mga overpriced brooms ang gagamitin sa kanya ng mga presong hayok sa laman at mga sadista, hehehe

[kinyo]

Kris must be smiling

[Bogeyman]

Nagpapasalamat kaya si Alicia Mayer at break na sila ni Tsong?

[Horsepower]

baka may std na rin si Alicia Mayer?

[claRkEnt]

small-time na naman... 400k pesos!

yung billions sa Election computerization, pinalalampas! di kasi dikit sa malacanang kaya di pabor sa kanya ang decision ng sandiganbayan. AT maraming kaso pa na bigger sums ang involved.

[chua_riwap]

Tanong dyan.........makulong naman kaya?

[awing]

Tanong dyan.........makulong naman kaya?

Tama...saan na ba si Joey M. ngayon? baka nakatakas at sa ibang bansa na..


Nagulat ako kung anong case, broomstick lang pala pero bat ang mahal!? buong

Parañaque ba binigyan?

[zidane21]

nakita ko last week si tsong sa metrowalk, may kasamang dalawang nag-gagandahang babae using a red-plate landcruiser!!

crooked politicians nagiging garapal na!