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OMB-C-2024-0991

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Malversation of state university funds — irregular use of CHED grants and student fees for personal and unauthorized expenses — PHP 47M

Case Stage Progress

Stage 7 of 22: fact finding

Case Information
Complaint IDOMB-2024-0037
Docket NumberOMB-C-2024-0991
Date Received6/4/2024
Sourcecoa referral
Case Typemalversation
Statusunder investigation
Priorityhigh
Priority Score71
Completeness72%
RegionRegion XII
Amount Involved₱47,000,000
Primary Respondent
NamePres. Luciano Ferrer, VP Delia Vargas (Fictionalized)
PositionUniversity President / VP for Administration
AgencyMindanao State University
Rankhead of agency
Gov't Branchsuc
ComplainantCOA Commission Proper
Complainant Typepublic official
Allegations & Details

Nature of Complaint

Malversation of state university funds — irregular use of CHED grants and student fees for personal and unauthorized expenses — PHP 47M

Alleged Acts or Omissions

Diversion of CHED research grants for personal travel and representation, use of student development funds for procurement of personal computers for faculty homes, ghost research outputs, irregular cash advances

Date of Incident2021-06-01
Place of IncidentMSU Campus, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur
ProjectCHED K-12 Transition Research Program