By Charlie Lagasca
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – Tuguegarao City
Mayor Jefferson Soriano, whom the Sandiganbayan ordered suspended Tuesday in
connection with the alleged P34-million helicopter scam, said he will appeal
his suspension before the anti-graft body.
“I will file a motion
for reconsideration regarding the suspension order. We will exhaust all legal
remedies,” Soriano, a lawyer himself said.
Soriano, a police
general during the administration of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,
was one of those implicated in the helicopter controversy along with former
Philippine National Police chief director general Jesus Verzosa.
Soriano won the city’s
mayoral post in the last May elections, beating former mayor Delfin Ting.
Soriano and Verzosa,
who were classmates at the Philippine Military Academy, are facing charges for
the alleged anomalous purchase of two Robinson R44 Raven 1 helicopters for the
PNP in 2009.
The helicopters were
purchased as brand new but investigation showed these were previously owned by
the former first gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo.
Soriano was the
chairman of the PNP bids and awards committee at the time of the allegedly
anomalous transaction.
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