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Former mayor Joselito Alega of San Francisco town in Quezon has been cleared of the charges filed against him in connection with the alleged unjustified withholding of the release of yearend bonus and cash gift of a municipal employee in 2014.
Sandiganbayan (File photo) MANILA - The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court has acquitted the former mayor of San Francisco, Quezon and two municipal officers in graft charges filed by a disgruntled employee over the non-payment of his year-end bonus in 2014. In a 71-page decision written by Associate Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang and released Friday, the Third Division acquitted former mayor Joselito Alega, human resources management head Cesar Rocas, and municipal accountant Gerardo Cerrudo who were charged with alleged violation of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. No...