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    1) Victoria Amante was a member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Toledo City who received a cash advance for seminar expenses in 1994 but failed to liquidate the funds by 1995. 2) The Commission on Audit investigated and the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Visayas recommended filing charges against Amante. She was charged with malversation of public funds. 3) The Supreme Court ruled the Sandiganbayan has jurisdiction over the case against Amante as violations of the Auditing Code by public officials in relation to their office fall under the Sandiganbayan's jurisdiction, regardless of salary grade.

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    1) Victoria Amante was a member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Toledo City who received a cash advance for seminar expenses in 1994 but failed to liquidate the funds by 1995. 2) The Commission on Audit investigated and the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Visayas recommended filing charges against Amante. She was charged with malversation of public funds. 3) The Supreme Court ruled the Sandiganbayan has jurisdiction over the case against Amante as violations of the Auditing Code by public officials in relation to their office fall under the Sandiganbayan's jurisdiction, regardless of salary grade.

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    1) Victoria Amante was a member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Toledo City who received a cash advance for seminar expenses in 1994 but failed to liquidate the funds by 1995. 2) The Commission on Audit investigated and the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Visayas recommended filing charges against Amante. She was charged with malversation of public funds. 3) The Supreme Court ruled the Sandiganbayan has jurisdiction over the case against Amante as violations of the Auditing Code by public officials in relation to their office fall under the Sandiganbayan's jurisdiction, regardless of salary grade.

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    PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs.

    SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD DIVISION) and VICTORIA

    AMANTE, respondents.

    G.R. No. 167304. August 25, 2009

    Facts:

    Victoria Amante was a member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Toledo City, Province of Cebu. On
    January 14, 1994, she got a cash advance for the defrayal of seminar expenses of the Committee on
    Health and Environmental Protection which she is the head but come December 19, 1995 and still no
    liquidation was made. The Commission on Audit submitted its investigation report to the Office of the
    Deputy Ombudsman for Visayas (OMB-Visayas) ,a recommendation for further investigation to
    determine whether appropriate charges could be filed against her. On May 21, 2004, an Information for
    Malversation of Public Funds was filed against Amante. Nevertheless, the Sandiganbayan (Third Division)
    dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction.

    Issue: Whether or not the Sandiganbayan has jurisdiction over the said case where a member of
    Sangguniang Panglusod holding a position with Salary Grade 26 who is charged with violation of The
    Auditing Code of the Philippines.

    Ruling: Yes, the Sandiganbayan has jurisdiction over it.

    Violation of The Auditing Code of the Philippines falls in Section 4(b) of R.A. 8249 which states that
    “Other offenses or felonies whether simple or complexed with other crimes committed by the public
    officials and employees mentioned in subsection a of this section in relation to their office “A certain
    offense is supposed to have been committed in relation to the office if that offense is “intimately
    connected” with the office of the offender and committed while he was in the performance of his official
    functions. Public officials having a salary below Grade 27 may still fall within the jurisdiction of the
    Sandiganbayan as long as that they hold the positions particularly and exclusively enumerated under
    Section 4(a) of R.A. 8249. With the provisions aforementioned, Amante,the respondent, who was a
    member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod at the time of the alleged commission of an offense in relation
    to her office, is within the original jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan.

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