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Five village officials were sentenced to prison for falsifying records.

MANILA, Philippines β€” Five Caloocan City village officials were sentenced to up to eight years in prison by the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court for falsifying public records resulting from phony appointments.

The anti-graft court’s Fourth Division upheld a 2018 decision by the Caloocan City Regional Trial Court Branch 21, which sentenced Barangay 48, Zone 4 Chair Wilfredo Camus and councilors Benito Ching, Claro Ponce, Zacarias Ferrer, and Ramon Acua to prison terms ranging from six months to eight years.

The five were also forced to pay a fine of PHP2,000 each, according to the 10-page ruling, which was just published online.

The Sandigan dismissed the accused’s lone ground for appeal, that they were denied due process due to their lawyer’s poor performance.

“A perceived infringement of their right to due process is at the heart of their complaint.” Accused-appellants claim that their previous counsel lacked zeal in representing them during the trial. They argue that their former counsel’s negligence was so egregious that it amounted to a violation of their rights. “The Court disagrees,” the anti-corruption court stated.

Two witnesses testified that the Sangguniang Barangay (village council) did not meet in December 2013, as stated in resolutions approving the appointments of a treasurer, 20 watchmen, clerk, health worker, street sweeper, caretaker, and members of a fire department.

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