00:00Surigal del Norte, Rep. Francisco Matugas, and his son face malversation and graft complaints
00:06related to their dealings with Bumetrics Development Corporation.
00:09Matugas and his son, former Rep. Francisco Matugas II, are the subject of complaints
00:14before the office of the Ombudsman over their alleged involvement with the contractor.
00:18Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano says the Ombudsman has recommended complaints for alleged
00:23violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and malversation of public funds against the two.
00:28The criminal complaints have been endorsed for preliminary investigation, with Ombudsman
00:32prosecutors now determining whether there is sufficient evidence to pursue the cases.
00:37If the evidence is sufficient, the prosecutors will file the cases with the Sandigan Bayan.
00:42Meantime, the Ombudsman also announced that administrative complaints are also pending
00:46against the two politicians. In October 2025, Rappler reported that the Matugas dynasty is
00:52Surigal del Norte's top contractor with over 10 billion pesos in government contracts.
00:58The Matugas is due to the
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