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Malampaya graft case: Alfonso Cusi, ex-DOE execs' arraignment reset
The Sandiganbayan has reset the arraignment of former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and other former Department of Energy (DOE) officials on graft charges related to the Malampaya gas project sale.
The arraignment, initially scheduled for October 1, has been moved to November 7.
This postponement is due to the court granting the prosecution's motion to amend the information against Cusi and his co-accused.
Cusi, along with former undersecretaries Donato Dionisio Marcos and Robert Biron Uy, Assistant Secretary Leonido Jimenez Pulido III, and Director Cesar Gaba dela Fuente III, posted P90,000 bail on September 10.
They are accused of violating Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
The charges stem from allegations that the DOE improperly rushed the approval of Chevron Malampaya's $545-million sale of its 45% stake to a Udenna Corporation subsidiary.
The pre-marking of evidence is scheduled for November 4, 5, and 6.
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