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Court upholds graft conviction of ex-PNP chief Verzosa, 5 others

The Sandiganbayan's Third Division upheld its decision that convicted retired Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Jesus Verzosa and five others in connection with the 2009 procurement of rubber boats and outboard motors.

In a resolution promulgated on July 19, 2022, the court denied 'for lack of merit' the motions for reconsideration of Verzosa, Benjamin Belarmino Jr., Villamor Bumanglag, and Romeo Hilomen as well as the motion for reconsideration of Jefferson Soriano and Luizo Ticman (Based on the court's decision, Belarmino, Bumanglag, Hilomen, Soriano, and Ticman were PNP officers 'at the time material to this case').