Ombudsman affirms CamSur mayor dismissal

BAAO, Camarines Sur: The Office of the Ombudsman has denied the motion for reconsideration Mayor resolution dismissing him from the service on a graft case saying

The Ombudsman said that it can only entertain such motions on the “basis of a newly discovered evidence which materially affects [its] order, directive or decision, or, [that] grave errors of facts or laws or serious irregularities have been committed prejudicial to the

It added that the resolution passed by the Sangguniang Bayan of Baao expressing support for him could not be considered as newly discovered evidence which materi

Gaite’s dismissal stemmed from a complaint filed by Councilor Dante Bismonte alleging that the chief executive acted beyond his authority when he entered into a contract of lease with Lam meter area of the town’s public Revised Market Code, however, pegs the period of lease to only