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Sunday, June 26, 2022

This Quezon mayor won’t be spending X’mas in office

San Francisco, Quezon mayor Joselito Alega received an unwanted early Christmas “gift” from the Ombudsman: a nine-month suspension without pay for his alleged refusal to reinstate a municipal employee he dismissed in 2011. Alega was penalized based on the complaint of Noel Castillejo, the former head of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO)...

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Delayed reaction: Naga mayor appeals DILG award

Piqued by the scathing remarks of a city councilor, Naga City mayor John Bongat is asking the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) why the city was not awarded the coveted Seal of Good Governance. In a letter to DILG undersecretary Austere Panadero, Bongat appealed for a review of the low ratings given to...

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Pampanga mayor Wong uses P3M cash prize to build women’s center

San Simon, Pangasinan mayor Leonora Wong has pledged to put up a facility for battered women using the P3 million cash award she received from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Wong made this statement as she announced her re-election bid in the 2016 elections. “I want to give more employments and investments...

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Baguio mayor wants to build school in posh country club area

Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan is eyeing the construction of a public school within the exclusive Baguio Country Club (BCC). Domogan has issued Administrative Order No. 84 creating a technical working group (TWG) to assess the identified school site in Barangay Country Club, where the BCC property is located. The school site is approximately 8,559...

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Joey says PNoy endorsement will boost Mar’s rating from 13% to 16%

For Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas is the “one”. Salceda spoiled what could have been a surprise announcement by President Aquino when he revealed that the chief executive has already chosen Roxas as the Liberal Party’s standard-bearer in the 2016 elections. The governor, who is LP’s regional chairman in Bicol, said Roxas...

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DILG ends confusion in Camarines Sur town; installs “rightful” acting mayor

Bato, Camarines Sur Vice Mayor Alvin Sacueza has finally been declared as the rightful acting mayor of the town. In an opinion, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Austere Panadero said “it is only proper that Sacueza be recognized as the acting mayor of Bato”in the absence of suspended mayor Jeanette Bernaldez. The...

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Nueva Ecija mayor, six others suspended over falsification case

Talugtug, Nueva Ecija Mayor Reynaldo Cachuela, five municipal councilors and the secretary of the Sangguniang Bayan were ordered suspended for allegedly faking a council resolution denying the appointment of a municipal budget officer. The Office of the Ombudsman suspended Cachuela, councilors Flora Cinense, Maximo Ancheta,Sr., Maximo Ulzano, Philip Bilegra and Leo Monta; and SB secretary...

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