Iligan City Mayor Celso Regencia (Facebook photo) MANILA - The mayor of Iligan City was found guilty by the Sandiganbayan for usurpation of public functions committed while he was in jail for murder charges. The anti-graft court's Seventh Division sentenced Mayor Celso Regencia, 61, to up to 20 months in prison for usurpation of official functions. In its February 11 decision, the Sandiganbayan said Regencia, among other things, issued directives and memoranda, signed checks and vouchers, and made appointments to various positions in the city government while jailed in Iligan City for murder charges from 2015 to 2017. Regencia, a former town police chief who is in his third consecutive term as mayor, was suspended in 2015 on multiple murder and frustrated murder charges. His vice mayor then, Ruderic Marzo, was directed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to take over. Former congressman Vicente Belmonte accused Regencia of plotting his slay try near the La
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Iligan City Mayor Celso Regencia (Facebook photo) MANILA - The mayor of Iligan City was found guilty of usurpation of public functionsby the Sandiganbayan, committed while he was in jail for murder charges. The anti-graft court's Seventh Division sentenced Mayor Celso Regencia, 61, to up to 20 months in prison for usurpation of official functions. In its February 11 decision, the Sandiganbayan said Regencia, among other things, issued directives and memoranda, signed checks and vouchers, and made appointments to various positions in the city government while jailed in Iligan City for murder charges from 2015 to 2017. Regencia, a former town police chief who is in his third consecutive term as mayor, was suspended in 2015 on multiple murder and frustrated murder charges. His vice mayor then, Ruderic Marzo, was directed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to take over. Former congressman Vicente Belmonte accused Regencia of plotting his slay try near the Lag
Manila
Philippines
Iligan
Iligan-city
Ruderic-marzo
Vicente-belmonte
Celso-regencia
Supreme-court
Department-of-the
Seventh-division
Mayor-celso-regencia
Local-government