ILAGAN, Isabela -- Former Commission on
Elections commissioner Maria Gracia Padaca faces another graft case for
allegedly failing to file her statement of assets, liabilities and net worth
(SALN) when she was governor of Isabela.
Former Naguilian mayor Francisco Ignacio
Ramirez filed the case with the Office of the Ombudsman on Aug. 27.
Ramirez, who was also
provincial attorney during the incumbency of Padaca’s predecessor, Faustino Dy
Jr., presented copies of her SALN from 2007 to 2010 that she submitted to the
Commission on Appointments following her nomination as Comelec commissioner.
He noted that all the
SALNs were signed on June 28, 2013, in violation of Republic Act 6713, or the
Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, which
states that the SALN should be filed by April 30 every year.
First District Rep.
Rodolfo Albano III said Padaca’s non-compliance with the law on SALN was
irreversible, prompting President Aquino to decide not to renew her appointment
to the Comelec.
Padaca could not be
reached for comment.
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