Durano starts serving 3-month suspension

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/20/2017

Danao City Mayor Ramon “Nito” Durano III has started serving the three-month suspension order meted against him by the Office of the Ombudsman. According to Atty. Edmund Lao, Durano’s lawyer, the mayor started serving his suspension last…

Anti-graft office orders reinstatement of Gica

Doris C. Bongcac, Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/14/2017

A month after he was told to step down from his post on charges of dishonesty, Efren Gica has been ordered to return as mayor of Dumanjug town, southern Cebu. The Office of the Ombudsman in the…

Ombudsman reinstates Gica as Dumanjug Mayor

Doris C. Bongcac 03/14/2017

CEBU CITY—A month after he was told to step down as mayor on charges of dishonesty, Efren Gica has been ordered to return to his elective position in Dumanjug town, southern Cebu. The Office of the Ombudsman…

Refining Tokhang 2.0

Editorial 03/08/2017

Oplan Tokhang 2.0 or whatever they call this campaign to go after illegal drug users and peddlers has adopted changes, but whether it will be more successful or not depends largely on how the government enforces it.…

Duterte calls on Filipinos to stand up against corruption

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/02/2017

CEBU CITY–Assert yourselves. Hoping to eradicate or lessen corruption, President Rodrigo Duterte called on Filipinos not to remain silent and to instead stand up against irregularities in government. “The thing about corruption is that Filipinos are not…

Dumanjug vice mayor assumes town’s leadership

Nestle L. Semilla 02/23/2017

DESPITE having assumed the mayorship of Dumanjug town for the past 10 days, Rene Asentista has not yet fully discharged his new function. He admitted that he has not yet signed any legal documents, especially those involving…

Garcia to contest Gica’s bid to overturn dismissal

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/17/2017

Former Dumanjug town mayor Nelson Garcia said that he will file before the Office of the Ombudsman today, Friday, an opposition to the motion for reconsideration filed by recently dismissed Dumanjug Mayor Efren “Gungun” Gica. Raising several…

Lamppost whistleblower mulls filing more charges against DPWH officials

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/16/2017

WHISTLEBLOWER Crisologo Saavedra intends to file more charges against officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) following a ruling by the Commission on Audit (COA) which found DPWH-7 officials liable for overpriced lampposts. “I…

Another former town mayor indicted for graft

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/15/2017

ONE case involving two mayors stemmed from buying supplies from a bakery owned by the mayor and his spouse. In another case, a mayor allegedly padded receipts for food in his liquidation report. The mayors involved were…

Aloguinsan mayor resigns

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jhunnex Napallacan 02/14/2017

Barely two weeks after he filed a motion for reconsideration to contest the order of dismissal from service meted against him by the Office of the Ombudsman, Mayor Augustus Caesar Moreno of Aloguinsan tendered his resignation as…

Osmeña welcomes decision to clear Abellanosa of graft

Inna Mejia 02/14/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said justice was finally served after Sandiganbayan dismissed the graft case filed by the Ombudsman against Cebu City south district Representative Rodrigo “Bebot” Abellanosa. He said that the case was clearly political…

Sandiganbayan dismisses Ombuds case against Abellanosa

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/13/2017

The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the criminal case filed by the Office of the Ombudsman against Congressman Rodrigo “Bebot” Abellanosa. The charge against Abellanosa stemmed from the passage of a resolution when he was still a councilor of…

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