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MANILA, Philippines — Two radio reporters in Masbate province filed a complaint for plunder against Gov. Antonio Kho and nine other officials for the alleged anomalous awarding of contracts for three road rehabilitation projects worth P99.8 million in 2022.
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has appointed a municipal councilor to replace Alice Guo as the acting mayor of Bamban in Tarlac after the Ombudsman ordered her dismissal for grave misconduct.
Senator Imee R. Marcos expressed increased optimism for the passage of her legislative measure since 2022 seeking a fixed six-year term for barangay officials, now that a counterpart bill has been filed at the House of Representatives (HRep).
SPEAKER Martin Romualdez has filed a bill seeking to set the term of office of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to six years from the present three years to ensure the continuity of their projects and protect them from politicking.
MANILA, Philippines — Still in hiding after being ordered detained by the Senate, Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac has been ordered dismissed by the Office of the Ombudsman for grave misconduct.
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo from service due to her alleged involvement in the illegal activities of a Philippine offshore gaming operation (POGO) hub in Bamban, Tarlac.
THE Commission on Audit has thrown out the petition for review filed by former local government officials of Nasugbu, Batangas asking that the notice of disallowance (ND) be lifted against their P1.11 million expenses incurred during their week-long trip in Canada in 2014.
BAGUIO CITY — Urdaneta City, Pangasinan Mayor Julio Parayno III is in double trouble after he reportedly slapped a provincial government-paid videographer Monday morning when his 90-day preventive suspension was being served him at his office.