Diokno, BSP officials face graft complaint for ₱1.75B national ID deal
endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 21) – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno and other BSP officials are facing a graft complaint filed with the Ombudmsman over the alleged anomalous awarding of a multi-million-peso contract to a certain firm for the lease of equipment related to the production of national ID cards. Complainant Ricardo Fulgencio IV, chairman of Stop Corruption Organization of the Philippines Inc., alleged that Diokno and fellow respondents “favored” OVD Kinegram AG and awarded it a deal totalling ₱1.75 billion without public bidding for...
Source: cnnphilippines.com