MONDAY DECEMBER2;2019

Samat gov, clan matriarch

Milagrosa Tan passes away
|-|-IACLOBAN CITY Samar Govemor Milagrosa government officials were convicted
I political -
Tan, the matriarch of rhe most otin-fluential of eight counts of graft.
clan in the province, died Saturday night The fourth division also ordered
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after suffering from cardiac arrest.
Tan's perpetua I disqualilicarion lrom
holding public office. It recommend-
ed bail of P240,000 for Tar's tempo-
In a stdtement, Samar (2nd Dis- was a governor for nine years and is rary liberty while appeaiing her con-
tricq Rep. Sharce Ann Tan said her the incumbent solon, while Michael, viction.
61-year-old mother died around 7:50 the newest member of the 'After considering the motions for
familv to
p.m. on Saturday at St. Luke's Medi- join politics, is the vice governor. reconsideral ion, the court maintains
cal Center Inc. in Bonifacio Global Anorher son. Jimboy- was.a vice that while it was made to appear
City, Taguig. governor from 2010 to 2019 while that there rvere competitive public
"Her remains will be flown to her sister Angel, was a candidate for biddings held by the provincial gov-
Samar once weather conditions im- mayor in Calbayog City. ernment... which led to the eventual
prove. The wake and interment sched-Last July. t6e Sandiganbayan had award to Raechels Shoppers plaza,
ule shall be announced in the coming ordered none was in fact legitimately carried
fan to rvacate her pgst and
days," the lawmaker said. spend the resl ofher life in prison, af- out." the court said in a June 26 ruling
The governor was with ber four ter affirming its ruling convicting her that was released later to the media.
children belore she passed away. of graft and sentencing her to up to "Accused were also unable to
Milagrosa returned as governor of 115 years in prison. reconcile the disparity between
Samar province after winning in the This was over the anomalous puf- the attendance sheets and the min-
2019 midterm elections. She was a chase of emergency supplies utes for each bidding process. In
for vic-
governor from 2001 to 2010 and a dis- tims of Typhoon addition, their testimonies contra-
"Kidang" worth
trict representative from 2010 to 2019. P16.1 million when she dicted those of their witnesses,,,
was governor
She entered politics in 1986 as can- in 2001. the ru ling read.
didate for provincial board member Magistrates of the anti-graft court's In filing the cases in 2006, the Of-
to replace her brother-inlaw Ruien fourth division denied for lack of fice of the Ombudsman said the pro-
Tan, who was a substitute for her late merit the motions filed vincial government procured cement,
by Tan and
husband, Ricardo. her co-accused to reverse its March medicine, l-shirrs and elecrric fans
Two ofhis children are current offi- 2019 ruling. for typhoon victims without public
cials in Samar province. Sharee Ann Tan and four former provincial bidding. PNA

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