Drilon, two top execs face plunder complaints

A private complainant filed criminal and administrative complaints against Senate President Franklin Drilon before the Office of the Ombudsman over the alleged overpriced $15.20-million Iloilo Convention Center. Manuel Mejorada accused Drilon of being criminally liable for plunder, malversation of public funds, graft, and violation of the Government Procurement Reform Act; and administratively liable for dishonesty and grave misconduct. Said to be a pet project of Drilon, the project was partially funded under the Disbursement Acceleration Program, where certain executive acts had been deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The project is being carried out with the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Department of Tourism, and that’s why the heads of both departments were also included in the complaints.

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