The Sandiganbayan’s Third Division postponed the arraignment of former Davao del Sur first district Rep. Marc Douglas Cagas 4th on graft and malversation charges filed against him and several others in connection with the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam. Cagas’ arraignment for two counts of graft and two counts of malversation was reset to July 12 after informing the court of his motion for reconsideration of the ruling which denied his petition to dismiss the cases. They all pleaded not guilty to the charges. Former Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Zenaida Cruz-Ducut; former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Mario Relampagos; Rosario Nuñez; Marilou Bare; Lalaine Paule and Janet Lim-Napoles also pleaded not guilty to all charges. The court set preliminary conferences on several dates in July and September.

Source: Manila Times June 06, 2017 14:15 UTC