00:00Five former officials of the NOE Department of Transportation and Communications were found guilty in the Sandigan Bayan in the Graft case.
00:08Up to 10 years in prison were given to the former DOTC Directors Elmer Soneja, Vinancio Santidad, Ildeponso Pablo Jr. and Rebecca Cacatian,
00:19as well as to the former DOTC Legal Officer Jeronimo Quintos and his business partner, Domingo Samuel Jonathan Nang.
00:26They are also prohibited from holding any position in the government.
00:29The former DOTC members are members of the Bids and Awards Committee
00:33that approved the purchase of almost P6 million worth of cellphones in 2005.
00:40Based on the decision of the Anti-Graft Court, the procurement contract was immediately given to Nang even though it did not fall under the public bidding.
00:47The Commission on Audit also found that the cellphones purchased were not authorized by the dealer.
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