US EditionIloilo Mayor, Vice Mayor Sacked over ‘Anomalous’ Land Deal
The dismissal stems from a rigged P11.6 million land deal that caused financial harm to the local government, with officials barred from holding public office, Ombudsman said.
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Ombudsman dismisses Iloilo town mayor over allegedly rigged land deal
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed from government service the mayor and vice mayor of Zarraga town, Iloilo, over an allegedly rigged purchase of a parcel of land intended for the town’s Local Shelter Plan (LSP). In a 22-page decision, the Ombudsman found Zarraga Mayor Ma. Jofel Soldevilla and Vice Mayor Michael Omar Lacson administratively liable for grave misconduct over a 2023 contract to buy a parcel of land…
Zarraga mayor and vice mayor dismissed over P11.6-M land deal; to appeal ombudsman ruling
ILOILO – The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of Zarraga mayor Ma. Jofel Soldevilla and Vice Mayor Michael Omar Lacson after finding them guilty of grave misconduct over a P11.6-million land purchase from the vice mayor’s family estate — a deal the anti-graft body ruled as tainted with conflict of interest. In […]
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