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Manila Standard Today
By Robert A. Evora | Feb. 09, 2015
SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro—Two Catholic priests belonging to the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose were ordered arrested after failing to account allegedly for P670 million in church funds.
Detained since Friday are Father Ruben Villanueva, former director of Social Services Commission, and Fr. Rodrigo Salazar Jr., past director of the Vicarial Indigenous People’s Affairs Office (Vipaco).
Fr. Carlito Dimaano, the vicar-general of the San Jose diocese, filed the estafa case against them for the missing P674,800 cash.
Villanueva and Salazar yielded to authorities after Branch 46 Judge Jose Jacinto Jr. of the Regional Trial court issued an arrest warrant for estafa. Jacky LG Gaytano, vicariate finance staff, joined them in the charge sheet.
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