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MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman filed graft charges against a mayor, vice mayor, 10 Sangguniang Bayan members, and the municipal administrator of Minglanilla town in Cebu for allegedly blocking a rehabilitation bid to a quarry site, a move the charged chief executive said was done to “protect” the town residents.
State prosecutors charged Minglanilla town mayor Rajiv Enad, town vice mayor Elanito Peña, 10 Sangguniang Bayan members, and the municipal administrator for graft before the Regional Trial Court in Naga, Cebu.
This stemmed from the local government’s repeated refusal to approve a Rehabilitation Plan submitted by complainants Jomara Konstruct Corporation and Jomara Agri Foods and Supply Corporation.
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