Court affirms graft raps vs Paulate

The Sandiganbayan has affirmed after almost six years of investigation the graft and multiple counts of falsification charges against actor turned Quezon City councilor Roderick Paulate in connection with the alleged hiring of 30 ghost employees in 2010.

In a 26-page resolution, the anti-graft court said while government prosecutors took five years and 11 months to investigate and eventually charge Paulate, there was no delay in the conduct of preliminary investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman