Ombudsman set to start probe on Makati building overprice case

The Ombudsman is set to start its preliminary investigation against Vice President Jejomar Binay, his son Makati Mayor Junjun Binay and 22 others for malversation, falsification and graft in connection with the allegedly overpriced Makati City Hall Parking Building.

The said overpricing allegations over the building is the subject of a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing involving Binay.

This after the Ombudsman Special Panel of Investigators filed Thursday its complaint against the respondents for the alleged overpricing of the parking building which started construction when Vice President Binay was the mayor.

The filing of the complaint after months of investigation by Ombudsman field investigators paves the way for a preliminary investigation which precedes the finding of probable cause and subsequent indictment.