Marchita Ygrubay, 52,  owner of Sola Eatery along Salazar Street in TaclobanCity will soon be put to trial for buying 17 sacks of DSWD relief rice for her fastfood business !

The DSWD Field Office Eight headed by Regional Director Nestor Ramos, filed a case against her Wednesday, April 23,  for violation of section 19 (d)  titled as Prohibited Acts of Republic Act 101211 or An Act Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System.  He said the Honorable DSWD Secretary, Corazon Juliano “Dinky” Soliman has ordered to immediately pursue legal action against her.

Ramos cited as prohibited the “buying for consumption or resale, from the recipient disaster affected persons any relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities received by them.”

The DSWD Regional Director is , therefore, warning the public, neither to buy or sell relief goods or equipment intended for distribution to disaster victims.

Under Republic Act 101211,  anyone convicted of said crime will be penalized with an amount of not less than Php 50, 000.00 and not to exceed Php 500,000.00, or imprisonment of not less than six years and one day or more or more than twelve years or both, at the discretion of the court.

Ygrubay alleged she bought the 25 – kilo sack of rice at Php 600.00 each but would not identify her sources.  She was apprehended last April 4, the day after Director Ramos found out of the 17 sacks piled up inside her eatery.  Ramos had her dinner on the night of April 3 at Ygrubay’s place and incidentally found out the said goods in question.