(Eagle News)–The dismissal of Malay, Aklan Mayor Cicero Cawaling should serve as a “warning” against local executives they should be “proactive” and take steps to protect and preserve the environment in their respective localities, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said. According to the DILG, local public officials should not wait for cases to be filed against them, and should “serve as local ‘Avengers’ because disaster risk reduction and protecting the ecological health […]
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Malay mayor, business licensing officer dismissed from gov’t service over Boracay mess
(Eagle News)–Malay, Aklan Mayor Cicero Cawaling has been dismissed from government service. Apart from Cawaling, also dismissed by the Ombudsman was Malay’s licensing officer Jen Salsona for gross neglect of duty, conduct unbecoming a public official and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of service for their failure to implement laws and ordinances that resulted in the deterioration of Boracay. The Ombudsman noted that some establishments operated without the required fire safety inspection certificate, and […]





