{"id":149439,"date":"2018-01-29T01:08:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T06:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=149439"},"modified":"2018-01-29T01:08:12","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T06:08:12","slug":"mabilogs-flight-not-end-of-his-legal-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/29\/mabilogs-flight-not-end-of-his-legal-woes\/","title":{"rendered":"Mabilog\u2019s flight not end of his legal woes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mabilog has reportedly escaped the country last year together with his wife and children for security reasons. (Photo:<\/a> Jed Patrick E. Mabilog\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ILOILO CITY<\/strong> \u2014 The flight of former City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog from the country is not the end of his legal problems.<\/p>\n

This was assured by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in his first Malaca\u00f1ang press briefing in this city Sunday afternoon, a sideline to the 5Oth anniversary of the Dinagyang Festival.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this point, I would like to assure you that former Mayor Mabilog\u2019s flight from the country is not the end of his legal problems. It probably is only the beginning,\u201d he said,<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is an ongoing investigation… I can\u2019t comment,” he added.<\/p>\n

In 2016, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte divulged that Mabilog was on his “narco list” of politicians involved in the illegal drug trade.<\/p>\n

Mabilog has denied the accusations.<\/p>\n

When Roque was asked if there were charges filed against Mabilog over his alleged involvement in drug trade, he said that he was not aware of any criminal charge.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not aware of any criminal charge against former Mayor Mabilog, although I suppose there will have to be one if authorities would want him extradited back to the Philippines,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mabilog has reportedly escaped the country last year together with his wife and children for security reasons.<\/p>\n

Last October, Mabilog was ordered dismissed by the Office of the Ombudsman having found him \u201cguilty of serious dishonesty relative to his unlawful acquisition of wealth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just recently, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has meted Mabilog with another dismissal, this time for an anomalous towing deal way back in 2015.<\/p>\n

The Ombudsman said Mabilog was found guilty of grave misconduct, serious dishonesty and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.<\/p>\n

His dismissal came with the accessory penalties of perpetual disqualification from holding public office, cancellation of eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits, and bar from taking the civil service examinations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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