Marikina Mayor Teodoro alleges political motivation behind malversation case

Izzy Lee

ABS-CBN News

<div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></div><p>Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro has raised questions about the timing of the technical malversation case filed against him, over alleged misuse of PhilHealth funds.</p><p>&quot;It was filed a month prior to the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy. It was filed by a concerned citizen whose motive was not clear,&quot; Tedoro said in an interview with ABS-CBN News. </p><p>Teodoro said that based on audit reports, the funds are remittances from PhilHealth in 2021 during the pandemic and have not yet been utilized. He added that they are still studying how the funds will be used.</p><div><br/><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fvideos%2F1043405093824846%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden;--darkreader-inline-border-top:none;--darkreader-inline-border-right:none;--darkreader-inline-border-bottom:none;--darkreader-inline-border-left:none" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" data-darkreader-inline-border-top="" data-darkreader-inline-border-right="" data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom="" data-darkreader-inline-border-left=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>&quot;If you look into the record it is still intact; di pa naman nagagamit (it has not been used). No crime was committed... I am open to impartial fair investigation. We hope it can be done the soonest time possible... Ako, personally, ‘di ako nag-aalala dahil wala naman talagang ginawang mali (Personally, I am not worried because I did not commit any wrongdoing),&quot; he said.</p><p>He believes that the case is politically motivated because the funds have been sitting unused for a long time. He also pointed out that the people who filed the complaint have no personal knowledge of the funds.</p><p>&quot;Naririnig namin nga ginagamit din itong isyung ito ng mga kalaban namin sa politika. Kaya nasasabi namin na mukhang bahagi ito ng isang smear campaign o politika ng ibang grupo na may political interest at politically motivated,&quot; he said. </p><p>(We hear that this issue is being used by our political rivals. That’s why we think this is part of a smear campaign or politicking of some group with political interest and politically motivated.)</p>

<p>Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro has raised questions about the timing of the technical malversation case filed against him, over alleged misuse of PhilHealth funds.</p>

Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro has raised questions about the timing of the technical malversation case filed against him, over alleged misuse of PhilHealth funds.

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Marikina Mayor Teodoro alleges politics behind malversation case

Marikina Mayor Teodoro alleges politics behind malversation case

Izzy Lee,

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Published Aug 22, 2024 05:47 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 22, 2024 06:02 PM PHT

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