Ombudsman probes Cagayan’s Jojo Lara for potential plunder over construction ties

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The investigation comes a year after Rappler first reported about Lara's ties to JLL Pulsar, which has bagged P3.7 billion in contracts from the DPWH since 2020, coinciding with Lara's congressional career

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