Court suspends Negros mayor

THE Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division suspended Mayor Oscar Montilla Jr. of Sipalay City, Negros Occi of the Ombudsman’s suspension order against several city employees.

Monday said it indicted Montilla for from the Ombudsman’s suspension order against several then-city employees at the time material to the case.

The court ordered the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and suspension order and make a written report withinfivedaysfromnoticeofthe action taken and of the actual date when Montillabegantoserveandtheexpiration

was accused of giving “unwarranted city employees “by delaying for years, without legal basis, the implementation of the said suspension despite repeated - public service.”

Fourth Division head, penned the ruling which was concurred in by Bayani Jacinto.