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Facts: A provincial governor, Diego Dizon, approved a non-competitive procurement of agricultural implements for ₱190 million with a private supplier. The supplier later submitted invoices totaling ₱240 million. The governor directed the provincial treasurer to release ₱150 million, ₱90 million of which was diverted to a private account controlled by the governor’s cousin. The province incurred a net loss of ₱60 million. The governor defends that the funds were used for disaster preparedness programs. (a)Identify the controlling doctrine on Sandiganbayan's jurisdiction over cases involving graft and related offenses by public officers. (b)Do the facts establish graft under the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (RA 3019) and/or malversation? State the elements and apply. (c)Determine whether Sandiganbayan is the proper forum for trying this case and why.