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A TOTAL of 26 employees of the Mandaue City Government , including the officer-in-charge of the Housing and Urban Development Office, the assistant head of the Assessor's Office, and the head of the janitorial services unit, have been suspended for nine months without pay for padlocking a private property.
The demolition and padlocking of the contested property in Barangay Paknaan took place on May 3, 2023, prompting Maria Priscila and Maritoni Melendres to file a complaint in court, claiming ownership of the property, which they said had been purchased by their grandfather.They were inside the property when City Government personnel carried out the padlocking and demolition.
Mandaue City Hall Employees Suspension Suspension Office Of The Ombudsman Maria Priscilla Melendres Maritoni Melendres
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