Ex-PAGCOR chief Efraim Genuino charged with perjury over omitted SALN info 

Former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) chairman Efraim Genuino is facing four counts of perjury for supposedly omitting information about certain properties in his Statement of Assets Liabilities and Networth (SALN).

The Office of the Ombudsman charged Genuino for failing to disclose properties under his and his wife’s name in his SALN from 2002 to 2005, when he was still with the state-run gaming agency.

In four separate case information sheets filed before the Sandiganbayan, the Ombudsman said Genuino undervalued his assets by leaving out information about some of his properties even as he affirmed its contents under oath.

The properties which the former PAGCOR chair omitted in his SALN were four lots in Makati City, one in Muntinlupa City and another two in Laguna.

The Ombudsman has recommended a bail bond of P6,000 for each count of perjury.

Last June, the Ombudsman filed graft charges against Genuino and other former officials of PAGCOR for the anomalous release of P37 million worth of funds for the training of swimmers who competed in the 2012 Olympics. — VVP, GMA News