MANILA — The Sandiganbayan will proceed with the trial of former Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn for his 27 criminal charges in connection with his alleged failure to declare numerous properties and business interests in his asset disclosures from 2004 to 2012. ADVERTISEMENTHowever, the court gave weight to the prosecution’s argument that such defects could just be corrected through an amendment of the charge sheets. ADVERTISEMENTThe Ombudsman accused Hagedorn of failing to declare numerous properties and business interests in his asset disclosures during nine straight years when he was city mayor. The allegedly undeclared properties include a total of 59 properties with a total area of 132.57 hectares (1.3 million square meters). Hagedorn also allegedly possessed five vehicles that he failed to disclose in his 2004 SALN.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 23, 2017 17:26 UTC