MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday submitted 3 graft charges versus previous Pampanga agent Aurelio Gonzales Jr. over his supposed monetary interest in a building and construction company granted more than P611 million in federal government flood control agreements throughout his time in Congress.
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla stated private investigators traced payments to A.D. Gonzales Jr. Building And Construction and Trading Company Inc. (ADG Construction) to Gonzales’ personal checking account in spite of his claim that he had actually moved his shares in the business to his sibling.
“There was a divestment, however the cash still receded to him. It went back to him, so there was no real divestment,” Remulla stated in a press rundown, mentioning anti-money laundering records revealing that payments to the building and construction company continued to reach Gonzales’ personal accounts.
The agreements covered flood mitigation centers in San Fernando and Bacolor worth more than P252 million, flood control and slope security operates in Mexico worth more than P94 million, and another flood management task in Mexico worth almost P265 million.
Independently, Barangay Sto. Cristo primary Terence Sampang Napao submitted a different grievance over declared problems in flood control structures in Mexico, Pampanga, consisting of deteriorated and collapsed concrete slope security, fractures, cavities and exposed metal elements. He sent photos and geotagged paperwork of the damage, according to the anti-graft body.
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“You can just picture the troubles this has actually brought the neighborhood,” Remulla stated.
The Ombudsman stated it discovered prima facie proof with sensible certainty of conviction to charge Gonzales with 3 counts of breaking Section 3(h) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, which disallows public authorities from having actually forbidden monetary interests in federal government agreements.
It likewise stated Gonzales’ declared transfer of shares to his sis did not make up legitimate divestment and hid his continuing monetary interest in the business.
The cases originated from 2 problems submitted in July and August 2026 by the Ombudsman’s Field Investigation Office and Napao.
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