City Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia yesterday assumed the post of acting mayor following the preventive suspension of Mayor Michael Rama by the Office of the Ombudsman.
MANILA, Philippines —
Aside from Rama, the ombudsman also ordered the six-month preventive suspension of seven other city officials for allegedly reassigning and withholding the salaries of four city hall employees. “Together, let us focus on integrity and efficiency in government service, and adhere to the wisdom that public office is a public trust. Let us focus on service above self and show good results to the people of Cebu,” Garcia said.“I do not want to rock the boat. As I said, I want continuity,” he said.
City tax mappers Filomena Atuel and Maria Dio-ngzon as well as assessment operations officers Sybil Ann Ybañez and Chito dela Cerna filed the complaint against Rama and the others last month.The ombudsman said the complainants have not received their salaries since July 2023, and were not reinstated despite a decision of the Civil Service Commission that granted their appeal.
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