Court imposes P10.6 M bail vs manager accused of qualified theft
By Jonathan Hicap
A Makati court has imposed a P10.61 million bail against an operations manager accused of 266 counts of qualified theft through falsification of commercial documents.
The suspect, identified as alias Charmaine, 45, was arrested in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig by the Makati Police on July 10.
The warrant of arrest was issued by Judge Cristina Arcilla Mabazza of the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 141 for several criminal cases.
It was implemented by the Makati Station Intelligence Section, Warrant and Subpoena Unit, and the National Intelligence and Security Group-National Capital Region (NISG-NCR).
The court recommended bail for the suspect amounting to P10.61 million: P390,000 for 13 counts at P30,000 each, P10,040,000 for 251 counts at P40,000 each, and 180,000 for two counts at P90,000 each.
She was nabbed following the presentation of the warrant of arrest by the complainant's attorney from a public relations company.
According to the police, Charmaine, during her tenure as an accountant in her previous company, was allegedly involved in a scheme where multiple invoices did not match the company’s financial records, resulting in a discrepancy of P100 million.
The discovery prompted further investigation. The coordinated operation resulted in the arrest of Charmaine at her current workplace.