Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday filed a cyber libel suit against former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi over a statement posted on the department's website on February 4, 2022.
The Senate resolution recommending charges against Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and other officials over the approval of the Udenna-Chevron Malampaya Consortium shares deal was submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman.
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Friday said he was ready to face charges after a Senate resolution recommending the filing of lawsuits against him and other officials reached the Office of the Ombudsman.
In his privilege speech, Gatchalian said Cusi and key officials of the DOE are “criminally and administratively liable for graft, gross neglect of duty, and grave misconduct and should immediately resign from their posts,” “for railroading the approval of the sale of participating interest of Chevron in Malampaya gas field.”