Gloria Arroyo, 3 others charged with malversation of over $250K OWWA funds

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended the filing of technical malversation charges against former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and three others in connection with the alleged questionable diversion of more than US$ 250,000 funds supposedly for the medical benefits of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

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January 16, 2012

Aside from Rep. Arroyo, the DOJ panel of prosecutors, chaired by Senior State Prosecutor Theodore Villanueva, also recommended the filing of similar charges against former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alberto Romulo, former Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Chief Virgilio Angelo and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president and current Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairman Francisco Duque III.

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