The Manila Times

Sultan Kudarat town’s top official now a fugitive

- BY JULMUNIR I. JANNARAL

SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindana­o: Mu- -

Gleyco already issued a warrant of arrest against Maulana in connection with Criminal Case No. 4173 for violation of Republic Act 9516 ( unlawful possession of explosives).

Pangansaya­n said the people of Palimbang are already fed up with the administra­tion of Maulana, who is now on his 3rd and last term.

They are accusing the mayor of graft and corruption over their annual Internal Revenue Allotment of P220 million that they said is nowhere to be found.

“We don’t even have a municipal building, since our old municipal building and the annex building were both burned,” the

He added that municipal employees are now squatting in their municipal hospital to the detriment of the sick seeking medical attention since the hospital could no longer operate in order to give way to the employees.

Pangansaya­n said the people are suspecting that Maulana is behind the burning of the two municipal buildings in order to cover up the fugitive mayor.

He said a pending arson case of Fire Protection is not yet resolved.

“l am calling on Mayor Abubacar Maulana to come out in the open and face the court to clear himself if he is not guilty of the accusation against him,” according to Pangansaya­n.

“Under the law, the flight of he said.

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