Landbank-Cotabato official faces graft charges
The Finance department has filed graft charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against the division chief of state-run Land Bank of the Philippines in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato for his unexplained wealth.
Source: ABS-CBNNEWS.com
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