‘No politics in Joson graft case’

PALAYAN CITY, Philippines – Nueva Ecija Gov. Aurelio Umali yesterday denied insinuations that the filing of graft charges against Quezon Mayor Mariano Cristino Joson was politically motivated.

Umali said he could not be accused by the Josons of playing politics in the graft complaint, adding it was former Quezon municipal accountant Ruperto Libunao who filed the case, not him.

Joson, along with three municipal officials, was accused of allegedly not remitting the Government Service Insurance System premiums of employees and incurring unliquidated cash advances and disbursements amounting to over P100 million.