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TWO prominent city mayors, Cebu City's Michael Rama and Mandaue City's Jonas Cortes , have been dismissed from public service following serious misconduct findings by the Office of the Ombudsman. Both dismissals came shortly after Rama filed his certificate of candidacy for reelection, and a day before Cortes submitted his COC also for reelection.
Rama’s legal counsel plans to file a motion for reconsideration, while Rama himself has declined to comment, stating he has not yet seen the official Ombudsman order.Cortes’ case: Illegal batching plant operationCortes was dismissed for allowing a cement batching plant to operate without the necessary business and environmental permits.The Ombudsman ruled that Cortes committed grave misconduct by failing to act on complaints from residents about the plant's environmental and health impacts.
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