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Felicitas P. Ong Vs. The People of the Philippines

FELICITAS P. ONG,Petitioner,versus THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 176546 | 2009-09-25

DECISION


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Assailed in this petition for review is the Decision[1] of the Sandiganbayan dated November 13, 2006 in Criminal Case No. 24416, finding petitioner Felicitas P. Ong guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Sec. 3 (e) of Republic Act No. 3019, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. Also assailed is the Resolution[2] dated February 2, 2007 denying the motion for reconsideration.

On August 12, 1996 petitioner in her capacity as Mayor of Angadanan, Isabela, bought[3] an Isuzu dump truck[4] for P750,000.00 from Josephine Ching for the use of the municipality.

On March 26, 1997, a...