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MALACAÑANG has ordered the suspension of Abra Vice Governor Maria Jocelyn Valera-Bernos in relation to complaints filed against her for ordering the lockdown of a hospital at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said an 18-month suspension was issued by the Office of the President through the deputy executive secretary for legal affairs and was handed down against Bernos by the Department of the Interior and Local Government .
In defense, Bernos said she was just doing her job of protecting her constituents.Bernos filed a petition for certiorari in court, seeking a temporary restraining order on the suspension.They also plan to elevate the case before the Court of Appeals.Her camp questioned the timing of the suspension order noting the dismissal of a similar complaint against Bernos in May 2022 by the Office of the Ombudsman.
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