Carina Cunanan, procurement head and assistant chief of SC’s administrative services, confirmed that the Boracay expenses did not go through bidding. ADVERTISEMENTLeyte 3rd district Rep. and former appellate justice Vicente Veloso asked the SC officials in the hearing whether the expenses for the Asean Chief Justices’ Meeting underwent bidding. Sereno was accused of corruption for allegedly booking a three-night stay in the Presidential Villa of Shangri-la Boracay during the conference, allegedly worth PHP200,000 a night. ADVERTISEMENT“The signing of the Boracay Accord, the photo-op of the ASEAN Chief Justices, as well as side meetings between ASEAN Chief Justices, all took place in the Presidential Villa,” Sereno’s camp said in an earlier statement. By maximizing the use of the Presidential Villa, Chief Justice Sereno actually saved public funds.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 17, 2018 10:41 UTC