Denying their appeal to overturn a recent Sandiganbayan ruling, two former officials of the government’s aerospace corporation have been convicted by the Supreme Court of graft for underselling aircraft parts that defrauded the government of P6 million.
The Sandiganbayan has sentenced the former president of the state-owned Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation (PADC) up to 16 years' imprisonment for graft and malversation in connection with the transfer of an aircraft space part to a corporation.
MANILA - The Sandiganbayan has sentenced two former officials of the Philippine Aerospace Development Corp. (PADC) in connection with the loss of an aircraft part which was later sold by a private firm back to the government in 2008 . In a 70-page decision dated Aug. 26 and written by Associate Justice Georgina Hidalgo, the anti-graft court found former PADC president and managing director Danilo Crisologo and senior vice president for marketing Roberto Manlavi guilty of malversation and graft sentencing them to up to 12 years imprisonment. The court also ordered Crisologo and Manlavi to pay PHP111,754 representing the value of the aircraft part. The third accused, PADC consultant storekeeper Louise Cabahug, remains at large. A private individual, Generoso Quialatan, president of Wingtip Parts Corp. (WPC), died while the case was pending before the court. Cabahug was in charge of the PADC storeroom where the part called aircraft fuel pressure indicator (AFPI) was stored and which was t
Two former officials of the Philippine Aerospace Development Corp. were sentenced to up to 16 years in prison over the anomalous release of a PADC aircraft spare part to a private retailer in 2008, which in turn sold the part to the Philippine Navy.