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SURIGAO CITY - Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte municipal
accountant Rico Navarro and treasurer Eriberto Cabanan Jr. are facing
indictment for violating the Auditing Code (Presidential Decree 1445) after
they permitted former mayor Cesar Diaz to get more cash advances.
This, despite Diaz’s failure to liquidate
previous cash advances from the municipality.
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales ordered
the filing of the case before the Sandiganbayan after finding probable cause to
indict the respondents.
The case stemmed from the cash advances
made from 2004 to 2011 by Diaz, who is now vice mayor of the municipality.
During this period, the Commission on Audit (COA) found that Navarro and
Cabanan failed to strictly implement the rules and regulations on the granting
and liquidation of cash advances. This led to Diaz accumulating unliquidated
cash advances amounting to P5, 223,014.00.
Under Section 89 of PD1445, no additional
cash advance shall be given to any official or employee unless the previous
cash advance entrusted to him is first settled or until a proper accounting of
the funds shall have been made.
Meanwhile, Diaz is facing 13 counts of
violations of Article 218 (Failure to Render Account) over the same fund irregularity.
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