Ex-DENR exec charged with perjury

State prosecutors have formally charged a former Department of Environment and Natural Resources official for allegedly failing to declare his marriage to his wife in his 2007 asset disclosure.

Former River Basin Control Office executive director Jacob Meimban Jr. was charged at the Sandiganbayan with one count each of perjury and violation of the Code of the Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.

Meimban wrote the name of his spouse as “N/A (not applicable)” in his 2007 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth.

This was despite him still being legally married at the time, when his 2004 petition for declaration of nullity of marriage was still pending in court. —Vince F. Nonato