CEBU CITY—The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan dismissed a graft case against Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and several others for the controversial purchase in 2018 by the provincial government of a lot that turned out to be mostly under water and cost P98.9 million.
In a decision promulgated last Nov. 26, the court said the prosecution failed to prove graft was committed by Garcia and the other accused in the purchase of the lot owned by the Balili family in Naga City, Cebu province.
The owners of the property were also cleared.
The decision to clear Garcia and the rest of the accused, according to the Sandiganbayan ruling, was made after “a thorough consideration of the evidence…
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