Updated:2025-01-30 03:44 Views:69
Mary Ann Maslog (Noy Morcoso / INQUIRER.net file photo)
MANILA, Philippines — Mary Ann Maslog, one of the accused in the controversial textbook scam in 1998, has been found guilty of graft by the Sandiganbayan.
During the case’s promulgation on Tuesday, the anti-graft court’s Second Division convicted Maslog of graft and sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
Article continues after this advertisementMaslog, along with Emilia Aranas and Ernesto Guiang of the then Department of Education, Culture and Sports, was implicated in a P24-million graft case in 1998.
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In 2020, Aranas and Guiang were both convicted and sentenced to a maximum of prison term of 10 years by the Sandiganbayan.
The DA intends to run the TRO as “a specialized and dedicated office” to comply with the legal and administrative requirements and enhance its capacity to address trade remedy matters.
Article continues after this advertisementMeanwhile, Maslog’s case was archived as she was reported to have died in 2019.
Article continues after this advertisementThe anti-graft court was only informed about her purported death in November 2020.
Article continues after this advertisementIn 2024, however, Maslog was found alive by the National Bureau of Investigation.
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