(1st UPDATE) Under the Revised Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service, the penalty for those found guilty of conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service is usually suspension for six months to a year for the first offense. But Badoy and Parlade are sanctioned with only a reprimand.
The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed bribery complaints against former Sen. Leila De Lima and her former aide Ronnie Dayan for lack of probable cause.
Published January 8, 2021, 2:01 PM
CEBU CITY Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said she felt vindicated after the Office of the Ombudsman overturned a previous decision, and cleared her and 11 others of criminal charges over alleged anomalies in the construction of the P830-million Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in 2006.
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia
(Cong. Gwen Garcia Facebook page / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
“First of all, I am really grateful to God, Senior Sto. Niño and Our Lady of Guadalupe. We have gone through so much, I have gone through so much, my family has suffered greatly because of this baseless accusation,” Garcia said in a press conference Wednesday.