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The Sandiganbayan building in Quezon City on February 19, 2020 Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Kaxandra Salonga

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178270154587020200219-sandganbayan-headquarters-JC-1035 (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Sandiganbayan building in Quezon City on February 19, 2020 Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — A Quezon City legal officer testified that the P16-million hospital information system (HIS) allegedly procured by former Mayor Herbert Bautista was paid in full although its software had not been inspected. </p><p>Atty. Carlo Austria made the testimony before the Sandiganbayan First Division in the graft trial of Bautista over the allegedly anomalous purchase of the hospital information system.</p><p>During the hearing, Austria presented a 2019 memorandum from the city’s General Services Department stating that only the system’s equipment, and not its software, had been inspected.</p><p>He also presented a memorandum issued the same year by the Information Technology Development Department (ITDD) stating that the software had not been inspected because it was unavailable at the time.</p><p>Austria said the records showed there was no basis to release full payment for the system.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1018780090660985%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Luisito Salvador, health education promotion officer of Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital, earlier testified that the system was<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/23/qc-s-p16-m-hospital-information-system-not-fully-functional-hospital-official-1300"> not fully functional </a>and lacked interoperability during its implementation.</p><p>Salvador previously told the court that the HIS supplied by Geodata Solutions Inc. had incomplete modules and failed to integrate hospital functions upon its rollout at their facility.</p><p>The complaint filed by former City Attorney Orlando Paolo Casimiro alleged that Bautista entered into a supply and delivery agreement with Geodata Solutions Inc. without authority from the city council and without an appropriation ordinance.</p><p>Bautista was <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/20/sandiganbayan-convicts-herbert-bautista-for-graft-1553">convicted of graft</a> by the Sandiganbayan Special Seventh Division in January 2025 over the release of more than P32 million to an IT firm for an online occupational permitting and tracking system despite the absence of the city council’s appropriation ordinance.</p><p>In a separate case, the court’s Third Division <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/12/sandigan-acquits-herbert-bautista-of-graft-over-solar-power-project-0929">acquitted Bautista </a>over the P25-million payment for the installation of a solar power system and waterproofing works at a city-owned building.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/04/12/23/herbert-bautista-faces-graft-raps-over-p57-m-projects">Ex-QC mayor Herbert Bautista faces graft raps over P57 million worth of projects</a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/06/07/23/herbert-bautistas-appeal-to-junk-graft-case-denied">Sandiganbayan denies Herbert Bautista&#x27;s appeal to junk graft case </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/6/25/ruffa-gutierrez-says-her-mom-anabelle-rama-appreciates-herbert-bautista-1459">Ruffa Gutierrez says her mom Anabelle Rama appreciates Herbert Bautista </a></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xZ7YR6TPlcs?&amp;t=2s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TGDY66gs5_0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A Quezon City legal officer testified that the P16-million hospital information system (HIS) allegedly procured by former Mayor Herbert Bautista was paid in full although its software had not been inspected.</p>

A Quezon City legal officer testified that the P16-million hospital information system (HIS) allegedly procured by former Mayor Herbert Bautista was paid in full although its software had not been inspected.

QC legal officer testifies P16-M hospital information system fully paid without software inspection under Bautista

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QC legal officer testifies P16-M hospital information system fully paid without software inspection under Bautista

Kaxandra Salonga,

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Published June 29, 2026 11:02 AM PHT

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