SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya
-- Former Acting Provincial Administrator Manuel Nilves Tabora, who was also
Nueva Vizcaya’s Budget Officer, has been slapped with a graft and breach of
conduct charge before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division for receiving money in exchange
of his services as a local government official.
Tabora was
accused of violating Section 3(e) of R.A. 3019, also known as the Anti-Graft
and Corrupt Practices Act and Section 7(d) of R.A. 6713 or the Code of Conduct
and Ethical Standards for Public Officials by Graft Investigation and
Prosecution Officer III Sergio Duke Villar.
On the
charge sheets filed against him, Tabora reportedly received P250,000 on April
12, 2011 from Steven R. Shieldkret, representative of International Minerals
Marketing and Advising Inc. (IMMAI).
The money
was in exchange for his assistance in securing the required permits for IMMAI
for one of its ore trading business.
These
permits are the Ore Transport Permit and the Mineral Ore Expert Permit, which
are issued under the authority of the Provincial Mining Regulatory Board
(PMRB), where the provincial governor sits either as chairman or member.
His bail
bond has been set at P60,000.
Shieldkret
will serve as a witness in the case against Tabora.
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