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A municipal councilor is set to replace Alice Guo as the acting mayor of Bamban, Tarlac after the Ombudsman ordered her dismissal for grave misconduct, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said Wednesday.Abalos said Municipal Councilor Erano Timbang will temporarily serve as the town mayor for three months. Timbang was acquitted by the anti-graft court for opposing the issuance of permit to the raided POGO firm in the municipality.“Konsehal siya ng Sangguniang Bayan.
The Ombudsman dismissed Guo from service with forfeiture of all her retirement benefits as well as perpetual disqualification from public office.Guo’s acts such as her involvement in the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator hub in her locality showed a “willful intent on her part to violate the law or disregard established rules," according to the Ombudsman.
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