Former Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Gonzales pleads not guilty to graft charges over flood control project

Former Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Gonzales pleads not guilty to graft charges over flood control project

📌 On Friday, November 6, former Pampanga 3rd District Representative Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. pleaded not guilty before the Sandiganbayan Third Division to graft charges related to a ₱264 million flood control project. CLTV36 reported.

■ What happened
· The charges relate to alleged conflict of interest surrounding this flood control project.
· The Office of the Ombudsman filed three counts of graft, and the former lawmaker had earlier posted bail of ₱90,000 per count.
· He has long denied the allegations and has claimed that local politics is behind the charges.

■ What's next
· Now that the not guilty plea has been formally entered, the trial proceedings will continue.
· The charges have not yet been decided by the court.

■ Source
CLTV36 (official Facebook, 11/6)

■ Photo
· News graphic of the former congressman — CLTV36 News (official Facebook)