MANILA - The Office of the Ombudsman has filed a malversation charge against ex-Batangas Gov. Jose Antonio Leviste over unliquidated cash advances for trips abroad.

Leviste is accused of taking, misappropriating, and embezzling P151,853.42 in cash advances for his personal use from the funds released for his foreign travels when he was chairman of the Philippine Retirement Authority's board of trustees in 2003.

Also charged was Philip John Moreno, former chief of PRA's financial planning and control division.

The information of the charge stated Leviste failed to liquidate, refund or account P151,853.42 out of P869,180.75 in cash advances despite demands from the Commission on Audit and the PRA.

Leviste and Moreno may post P40,000 bail for their temporary liberty.

In 2009, Leviste was sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of his long-time friend and aide Rafael de las Alas. He left the New Bilibid Prison in 2013 after securing a parole.