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Ex-Misamis Oriental governor faces malversation charges
07 January 2016

           Former governor Antonio Calingin of Misamis Oriental is facing Malversation charges for his failure to liquidate the cash advance of P500,000.00 used for the registration of the Misamis Oriental Telephone System Inc. (Misortel) in June 2002.  Also facing charges before the Sandiganbayan is Jusie Roxas, former manager of Misortel.

               In its Resolution, the Office of the Ombudsman stated that “Calingin admitted that he directed respondent Roxas to secure the cash advance of P500,000.00 and that he personally received the amount.”  Calingin was not able to show proof of liquidation.   In finding against Calingin and Roxas, the Ombudsman added that “respondents conspired with each other in committing Malversation of public funds.” 
It will be recalled that in December 2014, Ombudsman prosecutors secured Calingin’s conviction for Malversation in connection with the missing spare parts and accessories of two government vehicles assigned to the Office of the Provincial Governor.

 He was sentenced to imprisonment of 10 years and one day of prision mayor as minimum, to 18 years, eight months and one day of reclusion temporal as maximum.  Calingin was also ordered to pay a fine of P2,082,385.00, and to suffer perpetual special disqualification with an order to indemnify the Province of Misamis Oriental in the total amount of P2,082,385.00.

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