Antique gov, 6 execs face graft charges

ILOILO CITY — Three employees of the Antique provincial government have filed graft charges against Gov. Exequiel Javier and six other provincial officials for not releasing the salary increases of more than 1,000 employees.

In separate complaints filed at the Office of the Ombudsman on Sep. 27, Napoleon Maglantay Jr., Bienvinido Nallos Jr. and Rene Oberio accused Javier of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for stopping the release of the salary increases amounting to P13.7 million, covering six months, in 2010.

Also named respondents were Vice Gov. Rosie Dimamay and five board members.

The complainants said the salary differentials were stopped “with evident bad faith, malice and gross inexcusable negligence.” /INQUIRER