Bataan town mayor suspended
BALANGA, Bataan, Philippines — The mayor of Orion town in Bataan has been suspended for nine months.
Antonio Raymundo was found guilty of oppression for ordering municipal budget officer Carmelita Waje to vacate her office and placing her on floating status, according to an eight-page decision recently approved by Ombusdman Conchita Carpio-Morales.
In a complaint filed before the Civil Service Commission regional office on July 31, 2013, Waje said Raymundo replaced her after she was accused of malversation of public funds amounting to P400,000.
Waje said Raymundo refused to give her representation and transportation allowances and did not provide her any office equipment.
Raymundo filed a motion for reconsideration on Wednesday. He urged the ombudsman to instead act on the complaint filed against Waje, saying it affected the status of municipal funds.
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