The DILG sent a report to the Ombudsman saying 'there are troubling findings of serious illegal acts which may have severe legal implications.' What's next?
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In May, the DILG did not suspend Guo, but rather made a recommendation. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos said his agency recommended to the Office of the Ombudsman Guo’s preventive suspension. Abalos said the recommendation was the result of the DILG’s seven-person task force’s probe.The body sent a report to the Ombudsman on May 17, saying “there are troubling findings of serious illegal acts which may have severe legal implications.
Rappler has already reached out to the DILG, but they have yet to provide a definite answer about the DILG’s next moves in the case. Excluded from the Ombudsman’s power to suspend are officials who may be removed only through impeachment or members of Congress and the judiciary.
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