Acting Mayor Anacta voluntarily surrenders
Acting Mayor Fidel V. Anacta Jr. (Photo by: Alren Beronio/EsteNews) Acting Mayor Anacta voluntarily surrenders By Eden Cidro/Este News Acting Mayor Fidel Anacta, Jr. (Photo by Alren Jerome Beronio / Este News) BORONGAN CITY, April 2, 2017–Acting City Mayor Fidel Anacta Jr., voluntarily surrendered to police authorities in Borongan. Police records show that Anacta turned himself to P/Supt. Dionesio Maestre Jr., Borongan police chief at around 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon on March 31. A warrant of arrest for Anacta was issued by Associate Justice Ma. Theresa Mendoza- Arcega of the Sandiganbayan Fifth division, dated March 21, 2017. The case stemmed from the purchase of a proposed cemetery lot in 2003 when Anacta was the Mayor of Municipality of Borongan. According to reports, the 16,426 square meter lot was bought for P8.21 million, but the Sandiganbayan ruled that the lot was grossly overpriced since its market value was only P58,197. The court detrermined tha...