The Marikina City government has sued officials of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce Inc. (PCCI) for their reported failure to settle their PHP14 million balance from expenses in running the city’s Christmas night bazaar last year.
PCCI-Marikina officials, led by president Eduardo Francisco, executive director Len Clarino and board members Patrick Tanco, Ramadan Guimano, Luisa Buendia, Lolita Salinas, Ruby Ann Malixi, Ernesto Alcantara, William Sia, Anna Marie Dumrique, Evangeline Quimson, Noel Flores, Cerefino Bata and Joel Francisco were all included in the lawsuit.
Additionally, defeated vice mayoral candidate Marion Andres and three local taxpayers filed charges of graft against Marikina Mayor Del de Guzman and 14 others, including Francisco before the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday. They alleged that the bazaar was held without the benefit of a public bidding, the Philippine Star reported.
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