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The Sandiganbayan has convicted 17 ex-officials of defunct government-owned and -controlled corporations as well as private individuals of graft and malversation over the illegal use of around P47 million worth of pork barrel of former lawmaker Marina Clarete of Misamis Occidental from 2007 to 2009.The former officials were from the National Agribusiness Corporation , the National Livelihood Development Corporation , and the Technology Resource Center .
“The Court finds that the testimonies and sworn statements executed by the punong barangays and municipal agriculturists as to the names of their constituents and non-implementation of the PDAF-funded livelihood projects of accused Clarete are with probative value,” the Sandiganbayan Third Division said.
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