The Sandiganbayan Third Division has affirmed its earlier decision to convict former Caraga, Davao Oriental, Mayor William Sobiaco Duma-an of graft. The antigraft court earlier sentenced Duma-an to up to 10 years in jail, for entering into a loan agreement with one Roseller Macayra, a private individual and chief executive officer of RR Summit Consultants Inc., in exchange for a 3-percent service fee. ADVERTISEMENTHe was also barred from public office. The case stemmed from Duma-an’s P2-million loan from Macayra with the assurance that Duma-an will facilitate the release of a 3-percent service fee in favor of Macayra’s company as consultant for the Caraga Public Market, Terminal and Commercial Complex Construction and Development Project. —Patricia Denise M. ChiuRead NextEDITORS' PICKMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 21, 2020 20:15 UTC