Saturday, February 19, 2011

FILING OF PLUNDER CHARGES VS LIGOT UP TO OMBUDSMAN - PALACE


By Aurea Calica (The Philippine Star)
jacinto ligotMalacaƱang said yesterday it would be up to the Office of the Ombudsman to file plunder charges against former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) comptroller Jacinto Ligot for allegedly amassing wealth while he was still in the military.

Sen. Franklin Drilon, chairman of the Senate committee on finance, has bared a supposed attempt by the Ombudsman to cover up for Ligot.
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