A Lapu-Lapu City court has dismissed the criminal case for alleged violation of the Anti-Dummy law filed against executives of the GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC).
Published December 29, 2020, 4:50 PM
The Office of the Ombudsman has required the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to submit the status of the implementation of the preventive suspension order it earlier issued against an official of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA).
In a letter to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, the Ombudsman noted that it has been receiving reports that MCIAA General Manager Steve Dicdican continues to work despite the order for his preventive suspension.
Ombudsman Samuel Martires ordered the preventive suspension of Dicdican earlier this month for reportedly allowing foreigners to manage the airport even though the authority to do so belongs to Filipino citizens.
December 30, 2020 MACTAN-CEBU International Airport Authority (MCIAA) general manager Steve Dicdican has not stepped down from his post even though the Office of the Ombudsman already ordered his preventive suspension for allegedly violating the Anti-Dummy Law by allowing foreigners to run the airport’s operations.
“I have not received a copy of the order, so it’s not yet effective and there’s nothing for me to appeal. I’m still the GM. It’s fortunate too since I can still handle this emerging situation with the new mutated Covid-19 strains and the change in travel and health protocols. During a pandemic, we really need all hands on deck. The Ombudsman ought to know that,” Dicdican said in a text message.
endIndex:
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 17) Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Thursday ordered the six-month preventive suspension of Steve Dicdican, CEO and general manager of Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority, for allegedly violating the Anti-Dummy Law by allowing foreigners to run the airport s operation. I ordered the preventive suspension of Atty. Steve Dicdican, general manager of the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority for Grave Misconduct, Gross Neglect of Duty and Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service, he said in a message to CNN Philippines.
He said Dicdican consented to allowing foreign officers of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC) to manage the airport operation. GMCAC is a consortium of Filipino company Megawide Construction Corporation and the foreign GMR Infrastructure Limited.