Constantino Jaraula Explained

Constantino Galagnara Jaraula
Office:Mayor of Cagayan de Oro
Term Start:June 30, 2007
Term End:June 30, 2010
Predecessor:Vicente Emano
Successor:Vicente Emano
Office2:Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cagayan de Oro's at-large congressional district
Term Start2:June 30, 1998
Term End2:June 30, 2007
Predecessor2:Erasmo Damasing
Successor2:Post dissolved
Birth Date:20 June 1937

Constantino "Tinnex" Galagnara Jaraula (born June 20, 1937) is a Filipino politician who served as Mayor of Cagayan de Oro from 2007 to 2010.[1] He served as representative of Cagayan de Oro's at-large congressional district during the 11th, 12th, and 13th congresses.

During the 11th Congress, Jaraula's first act was filing a resolution seeking to amend the 1987 Constitution through a constitutional convention.[2] In 2003, during the 12th Congress, he was among the many congressmen that endorsed the unconstitutional[3] impeachment complaint against then-Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.[4] In the 13th Congress, he served as the chairman of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments. The committee during his term approved a charter change bill and was passed by the House of Representatives however it was not taken up by the Senate.[5]

Controversy

In 2021, Jaraula was convicted by the Sandiganbayan alongside Janet Lim-Napoles for graft and corruption in connection with the Priority Development Assistance Fund scandal.[6] In 2021, he was again convicted by the Sandiganbayan for graft over his involvement in the Fertilizer Fund scam in 2004.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cagayan de Oro mining suspended. 29 December 2010. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 13 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006105655/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090113-182982/Cagayan-de-Oro-mining-suspended. 6 October 2012. dead.
  2. News: December 12, 2006. Long odyssey of House Cha-cha effort. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. Web site: November 10, 2003. Philippines: Impeachement of Supreme Court Ruled Unconstitutional. live. 2021-09-09. Voice of America. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909080545/https://www.voanews.com/archive/philippines-impeachement-supreme-court-ruled-unconstitutional-2003-11-10 . 2021-09-09 .
  4. News: Ubac. Michael Lim. Pablo. Carlito. October 28, 2003. Opposition: We were challenged, even provoked by Davide. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  5. Web site: Diaz. Jess. House draft Charter OK'd today. 2021-09-09. Philstar.com.
  6. News: Janet Napoles, ex-Cagayan de Oro congressman convicted of graft in pork barrel scam. Lian. Buan. 5 February 2021. Rappler. 5 February 2021.
  7. News: July 10, 2024 . Former CDO Rep. Jaraula cleared of malversation, but guilty for graft in fertilizer fund scam . July 10, 2024 . ABS-CBN.