{"id":111433,"date":"2017-08-11T02:36:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T06:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=111433"},"modified":"2017-08-11T02:36:10","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T06:36:10","slug":"bohol-town-mayor-dismissed-for-grave-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/11\/bohol-town-mayor-dismissed-for-grave-misconduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Bohol town mayor dismissed for grave misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_108401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108401\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OMB.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108401\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OMB.png\" alt=\"FILE: As a result of this illegal issuance, the Ombudsman also ordered the filing before the Sandiganbayan of one count of violation of usurpation of legislative powers against Cubrado.  (PNA Photo)\" width=\"720\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OMB.png 720w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OMB-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OMB-300x298.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: As a result of this illegal issuance, the Ombudsman also ordered the filing before the Sandiganbayan of one count of violation of usurpation of legislative powers against Cubrado. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA, Aug. 11\u2014 The Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) has ordered the dismissal from the service of Pilar, Bohol Mayor Necitas Cubrado after finding her guilty of grave misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>The penalty of dismissal from the service carries the accessory penalties of perpetual disqualification from holding public office, cancellation of eligibility and forfeiture of retirement benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Case records showed that on Aug. 22, 2015, Cubrado authorized the issuance of a certificate granting exemptions to several residents of the municipality from paying fees for the electrical connection of their homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing the Chief Executive of the Municipality, respondent evidently overstepped the scope of her authority and encroached upon the powers and prerogatives of the\u00a0<em>Sanguniang Bayan<\/em>\u00a0when she granted exemptions to some residents, without, however, securing the prior approval of the SB thereby deliberately disregarding the provisions of the [Local Government Code],\u201d the Ombudsman said in its resolution.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of this illegal issuance, the Ombudsman also ordered the filing before the Sandiganbayan of one count of violation of usurpation of legislative powers against Cubrado.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, the Ombudsman ordered the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Office of the Governor of Bohol to implement the dismissal order.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA, Aug. 11\u2014 The Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) has ordered the dismissal from the service of Pilar, Bohol Mayor &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":108401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1145,95],"tags":[21036,21035,21037],"class_list":["post-111433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headline","category-news-ph","tag-mayor-necitas-cubrado","tag-office-of-the-ombudsman-ombudsman","tag-sanguniang-bayan","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}