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The Sandiganbayan has found guilty of graft five former officials of the then-Department of Communications and Transportation , Unang Balita reported on Monday.The anti-graft court sentenced the five to up to 10 years imprisonment. They were: former DOTC director Elmer Soneja former DOTC director Venancio Santidad former DOTC director Ildefonso Patdu Jr.
Aside from imprisonment, the convicted individuals were also barred from holding any government position.The five former DOTC officials were members of Bids and Awards Committee that approved the questionable procurement of P6 million worth of cellphones in 2005.According to the Sandiganbayan, the contract for the procurement was given to Ng's company even without the conduct of a public bidding.
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