CEBU CITY, Philippines — The appellate court has cleared Naga City, Cebu Mayor Valdemar Chiong of administrative charges of grave misconduct and gross negligence over the issuance of a
In a 12-page decision promulgated on July 6, 2019, the Court of Appeals 20th Division reversed the earlier ruling of the Ombudsman in the Visayas that found Chiong guilty of administrative liability for the issuance of the mayor’s permit during his previous stint as city mayor.
The decision penned by Associate Justice Emily Aliño-Geluz said Chiong’s guilt of negligence or dereliction of duty was not established merely with the issuance of the permit since the records of the BFP Naga City showed that the concerned petroleum company had been previously issued with a permit. “From the foregoing, we find that Chiong could not be held liable for grave misconduct and gross neglect of duty or gross negligence since his guilt was never established through substantial evidence,” read an excerpt of the decision.
Chiong, at the time, however, was not a public official since he came off from serving three terms as the city’s mayor in 2016.
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