TUGUEGARAO CITY—Police on Thursday (Mar. 8) arrested a retired provincial treasurer of Ifugao province over a 14-year-old graft complaint he is facing at the Sandiganbayan, the anti-graft court. Samuel Marinay, 67, was arrested inside his house in Barangay (village) Roxas in Solano town in the neighboring province of Nueva Vizcaya shortly before noon. Jose Mario Espino, Cagayan Valley police director, said Marinay has been implicated in the overpriced purchase of a second-hand vehicle in 2003, during his term. ADVERTISEMENTThe retired official was released after posting P30,000 bail.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 09, 2018 04:52 UTC