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Facts: The city mayor of Lian approved a non-competitive procurement for personal protective equipment (PPE) for ₱15 million with a private supplier. The supplier later submitted invoices totaling ₱20 million. The mayor directed the city treasurer to release ₱12 million, ₱7 million of which was diverted to a private account controlled by the mayor’s sibling. The city incurred a net loss of ₱5 million. The mayor defends that the funds were used for urgent public health programs. Question: Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Sandiganbayan's jurisdiction over graft and related offenses by public officers, the possible charges arising from the facts, and the proper forum for trial?

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Graft and malversation charges cannot be sustained because the funds were used for urgent public works; therefore the case should be dismissed. RTC has exclusive jurisdiction over graft and malversation; this case should be tried in RTC, and the facts establish graft but not malversation. Sandiganbayan has jurisdiction only for graft and malversation involving national officials; a city mayor is a local official, so the RTC should try the case. Sandiganbayan has exclusive original jurisdiction over graft and malversation offenses by public officers; this case should be tried there; the facts amount to graft under RA 3019 and malversation under the RPC.

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