Irrigation officials face corruption charges

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At least 53 persons allegedly involved in multi-million-peso anomalous projects of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) face corruption charges before the Office of the Ombudsman. Led by former NIA Caraga regional manager Modesto Membreve, they are accused of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and the Government Procurement Act. The questionable irrigation projects were worth P53.7 million ($1.2 million) and involved the construction in 2012 of canals and other irrigation work in remote villages of Agusan del Norte. To this day, the projects have not been completed. Cases for anomalies involving 4 more irrigation packages worth close to P120 million ($2.7 million) will also be filed soon.


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