Ombudsman
Conchita Carpio Morales on Thursday ordered the filing of criminal charges
against a former mayor of Tabuk, Kalinga and his wife for allegedly extorting
money from a contractor.
In a 17-page
resolution, Morales approved the indictment of Camilo Lammawin Jr., former Mayor
of Tabuk, and his wife, Salud Lammawin for direct bribery and graft and
corruption.
Preliminary
investigation showed the Lammawins allegedly extorted P520,000 from Rodman
Corporation, a contractor of the Tabuk Water Supply Project, in exchange for
the release of payments due to the contractor.
Complainant Susan
Rodriguez, treasurer of Rodman Corporation, said that on July 10, 2002,
P100,000 and P300,000 were deposited to the personal bank accounts of Mayor
Lammawin and his wife.
Rodriguez also said
that she deposited another P120,000 to Lammawin’s personal bank account on
October 21, 2002.
The resolution found
that the Lammawins were recipients of cash deposits made by the complainant as
they failed to show sufficient proof of entitlement to the amounts
deposited.
It added that the
“acts of the respondents showed conspiracy, in unity of mind and purpose, in
extorting money from the complainant.”
Direct bribery is
punishable under Article 210 of the Revised Penal Code.
Camilo lammawin and Jocel Baac are cousins,they been corrupting the Kalinga people ever since but we keep voting them....bec we don't wanna open our eyes.
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