QC councilor-actor posts P246k bail
Published Apr 27, 2018 06:01 pm
By Czarina Nicole Ong
Quezon City Councilor and actor Roderick Paulate today appeared before the Sandiganbayan Seventh Division to post bail for his graft and falsification charges involving the hiring of ghost employees for the city back in 2010.
He paid P246,000 for his provisional liberty — P30,000 for the graft charge and P24,000 for each falsification charge. Likewise, his driver and liaison officer Vicente Bajamunde, also posted P222,000 bail.
Paulate was accused of violating one count of Section 3(e) of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and nine counts of Par. 2 of Article 171 of the Revised Penal Code. Bajamunde, on the other hand, is facing one graft and eight falsification charges.
From July to December 2010, the two of them were accused of causing undue injury to Quezon City in the total amount of P1,109,000 when they hired "fictitious job contractors" in Paulate's office for his personal gain.
Thirty individuals were hired through a "fraudulent scheme" which involved the questionable Personal Data Sheets (PDS) prepared by Paulate's chief of staff and the falsified job order or contract of service.
Paulate even wrote an endorsement letter to the Quezon City Vice Mayor for approval, another letter to the city budget officer for certification as to the existence of the appropriation, and one more letter to the city personnel officer for record purposes.
He also issued certifications that his listed job contractors rendered 40 hours of service per week. For his part, Bajamunde was directed to collect, on behalf of the ghost employees, the full amount of the falsified general payrolls.
The Disbursing Officer released the money to Bajamunde after he presented a falsely signed payroll and Paulate's authorization letter. No special power of attorney was presented.
Their arraignment has been scheduled on May 25.
He paid P246,000 for his provisional liberty — P30,000 for the graft charge and P24,000 for each falsification charge. Likewise, his driver and liaison officer Vicente Bajamunde, also posted P222,000 bail.
Paulate was accused of violating one count of Section 3(e) of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and nine counts of Par. 2 of Article 171 of the Revised Penal Code. Bajamunde, on the other hand, is facing one graft and eight falsification charges.
From July to December 2010, the two of them were accused of causing undue injury to Quezon City in the total amount of P1,109,000 when they hired "fictitious job contractors" in Paulate's office for his personal gain.
Thirty individuals were hired through a "fraudulent scheme" which involved the questionable Personal Data Sheets (PDS) prepared by Paulate's chief of staff and the falsified job order or contract of service.
Paulate even wrote an endorsement letter to the Quezon City Vice Mayor for approval, another letter to the city budget officer for certification as to the existence of the appropriation, and one more letter to the city personnel officer for record purposes.
He also issued certifications that his listed job contractors rendered 40 hours of service per week. For his part, Bajamunde was directed to collect, on behalf of the ghost employees, the full amount of the falsified general payrolls.
The Disbursing Officer released the money to Bajamunde after he presented a falsely signed payroll and Paulate's authorization letter. No special power of attorney was presented.
Their arraignment has been scheduled on May 25.