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CEBU CITY, Philippines – The state’s anti-graft investigating body has dismissed the criminal cases lodged against Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and 11 others over the controversial Cebu International Convention Center (CICC). The Office of the Ombudsman, in…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nine barangay chiefs in Central Visayas, including five from Cebu, are facing preventive suspension for six months over alleged anomalies surrounding the first tranche of the Special Ammeloriation Program (SAP) fund distribution. They…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The first councilor of the Municipality of Santa Fe in northern Cebu filed a complaint at the Office of the Ombudsman against incumbent Mayor Ithamar Espinosa that stemmed from a conflict that happened…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has filed charges against incumbent Mayor Edgardo Labella and his men in the Office of the Ombudsman for stopping the “restoration” of the mayor’s office. In his…
CEBU CITY, Philippines―I am not afraid of former mayor Tomas Osmeña. This was the statement of Cebu City Legal Officer Rey Gealon after he learned of the plans of Osmeña’s camp to request a redress from the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Police Regional Internal Affairs Service (RIAS) revealed that slain Police Captain Delfin Bontuyan had six counts of dishonesty cases filed against him in 2016 at the Office of the Ombudsman in Central Visayas. Consequently,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Cebuano businessman today went to the Visayas Ombudsman to lodge a complaint against Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III and at least five other Capitol officials for prequalifying WT Construction to bid for…
It is easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer number and intensity of wrangling among public authorities in our current political landscape. These conflicts are like the storms and hurricanes that are becoming more frequent and with…
CEBU CITY–The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of Cebu City Councilor James Anthony Cuenco and a former congressional staff member for serious dishonesty and grave misconduct due to alleged irregularities in the program funded…
Daanbantayan mayor: 2016 assets do not include those of his wife’s, who is not a public official anymore Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot has declared his net worth of P51.9 million in 2016, which is more or less…
We find it troubling that several chief executives in Cebu failed to submit their statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) for 2016. The deadline for the submission of the documents in which government employees are…
Good job The Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas finds itself in the receiving end of positive comments over its decision on the case involving former Cebu City councilor Gerardo Carillo, whom the anti-graft body ordered…
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