A mayor in Cebu may spend six to eight years in prison for receiving an honorarium to which he was not entitled to. ADVERTISEMENTThe Sandiganbayan found Mayor Lionel Bacaltos of Sibonga town guilty of violating Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. In the complaint, Chan said Bacaltos received an honorarium from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation in the amount of P17,512,50 despite his not being entitled to it. The honorarium, she said, was exclusive for the municipal health personnel. Bacaltos said he believed that his exercise of control and supervision over the Municipal Health Office and its personnel as the municipal mayor entitled him to receive the honorarium.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 20, 2019 05:26 UTC