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(Eagle News) — Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the dismissal of former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog again. In a statement on Wednesday, the Ombudsman said Mabilog’s dismissal stems from his role in the allegedly anomalous agreement between the local government and a private company he himself owned in 2015. “It is undisputed that respondent entered into a MOA, on behalf of the city government with 3L for the implementation of the city’s […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of Iloilo Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog from government service. The anti-graft body, in a 13-page decision dated Aug. 29, dismissed Mabilog, who was named a narcopolitician by President Rodrigo Duterte, for serious dishonesty relative to his unlawful acquisition of wealth. This was after Mabilog failed to explain the almost P9-million increase in his wealth as shown in his 2012 and 2013 Statement of Assets, […]
(Eagle News) — Maasim, Sarangani Mayor Aniceto Lopez Jr. surrendered to Senator Manny Pacquiao on Friday, hours after Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority operatives raided his house and seized around P5 million worth of shabu and drug paraphernalia. In a statement, Pacquiao said Lopez, who he said managed to “sneak out” of his house in Barangay Lumasal during the PDEA raid around 3 a.m., sent feelers he wanted to surrender afterwards, before lunchtime. “When he called […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities on Friday seized around P5 million worth of shabu from the house of Maasim, Sarangani Mayor Aniceto Lopez Jr. Chief Supt. Aaron Aquino, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency director, said they also found what appeared to be drug paraphernalia such as vials and a “green book,” during the 2 a.m. raid in Lopez’s house in Barangay Lumasal. The book specified drug transactions, among others. “Parang may maliit siyang shabu lab doon. Hindi […]
(Eagle News) — Iloilo Mayor Jed Mabilog, who was tagged by President Rodrigo Duterte as a “narcopolitician,” and another city official are facing graft complaints for entering into an allegedly anomalous towing services agreement in 2015. In a statement on Monday, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said there was probable cause to charge Mabilog and Sangguniang Panlungsod member Plaridel Nava II with one count of violation of Section 3 (h) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices […]
(Eagle News) — The Iloilo mayor being tagged as a narcopolitician by President Rodrigo Duterte has filed a sick leave. In a radio interview, Jed Mabilog’s spokesperson and lawyer Mark Piad said the mayor’s leave was effective Sept. 11. “He filed the leave purposedly to recuperate physically because of the stress he underwent,” Piad said. He noted that his client had also been diagnosed with stage 2 diabetes long before he left the country for […]
