Cuenco, Yapha charged with graft for 2004 project
FORMER congressmen Antonio Cuenco of Cebu City’s second district and Antonio Yapha Jr. of Cebu’s 3rd district were indicted for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (RA 3019) by the Ombudsman.
The Ombudsman found probable cause to charge both Cuenco and Yapha for endorsing an unqualified non-government organization (NGO) to undertake a government project in 2004 using their combined Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) amounting to P6 million.
Eduardo Lecciones, regional executive director of the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Unit, was also charged with two counts of graft.
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