Zamboanga City accountant gets 51 years for expense paddingThe Sandiganbayan has convicted Zamboanga City accountant Sylvia Binarao of multiple charges for trebling her travel expenses and allegedly pocketing P24,970. In a 61-page decision dated Aug. 24, Binarao was found guilty of two counts each of graft, malversation and falsification and one count of estafa through falsification. Prosecutors accused Binarao of altering the receipts for her travel expenses in Cagayan de Oro City, Roxas City and Manila in November and December 2001 and May 2002. —Vince F. NonatoRotary Club to launch new peace awardsThe Rotary Club will launch on Sept. 24 Gawad Akap to recognize and honor peace advocates and those active in the pursuit of peace at the Ramon Magsaysay Center on Roxas Boulevard in Manila. The launch of Gawad Akap will feature a forum on the peace process between the Duterte administration and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 23, 2018 21:45 UTC