MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has filed a graft case with the Ombudsman against its former chairman Harry Angping, who labeled the lawsuit as “pure harassment.”

The case was filed by PSC commissioner Salvador Andrada last Dec. 9 and it also included Edmundo Montanes of Philcare Manpower Services, alleging that he connived with Angping in doubling the number of janitors without the approval of the PSC Board, chairman Richie Garcia declared.

Garcia said the PSC has a solid case against Angping, who served from February 2009 until July 2010, stressing that documents gathered prove that Angping did not consult the board in making decisions.

“The law is clear that when you augment manpower, you have to do it by just 25 percent. Anything more than 25 percent, you have to go through the normal practice of bidding,” said Garcia, who was joined during a press conference by lawyer Luis Rivera and Andrada.

Garcia noted that he is not singling out Angping, saying that if the PSC doesn’t file a case, “we’d all be remiss in our duties.”

Angping said he is confident nothing will come out of the case filed against him by the PSC.