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Cusi, 4 ex-DOE execs post bail in Malampaya case
Former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and four other former Department of Energy (DOE) officials posted bail amounting to P90,000 each on September 10 for graft charges.
They are facing charges for violating Section 3(e) of Republic Act 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, related to the supposed railroaded approval of the 2019 sale of shares in the Malampaya gas project to a company owned by businessman Dennis Uy.
Their arraignment and pre-trial are scheduled for October 1, with previous court appearances for exhibit marking and stipulation of facts on September 24, 25, and 26.
The charges stem from the Ombudsman's investigation initiated in 2022, following a Senate committee report that indicated the DOE allegedly fast-tracked the US$545 million sale despite the buyer failing a financial test.
Cusi, a former undersecretary Donato Dionisio Marcos, former undersecretary Robert Biron Uy, assistant secretary Leonido Jimenez Pulido III, and director Cesar Gaba dela Fuente III posted bail.
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