Dasmariñas eyes audit of brgy property

CEBU, Philippines - The newly-installed barangay captain of Poblacion Pardo Fermin Dasmariñas yesterday asked the Commission on Audit to conduct an urgent audit of all the properties of the barangay.

While outgoing barangay captain Danny Lim agreed to allow Dasmariñas to occupy the barangay captain’s office yesterday, the office was still kept locked pending the actual audit to be conducted by the state auditors.

Dasmariñas, who assumed his post last Thursday, went to the COA office yesterday to make a formal audit request so he can immediately concentrate on his duties.

Lim was also busy yesterday gathering documents he can bring to Manila to personally make a follow-up on the motion for reconsideration that he filed before the Commission on Elections.

“Molarga man kuno sila si Captain Lim ug ang iyang abogado paingon sa Manila. Basin og makakuha na sila didto og temporary restraining order aron dili makadayon og lingkod si Fermin Dasmariñas,” one of Lim’s supporters said.

Both Lim and Dasmariñas reported to the barangay hall yesterday, but the two of them did not stay long because Dasmariñas went to City Hall, while Lim also went to some government offices, including the city office of the Department of Interior and Local Government.

Lim’s counsel Ervin Estandarte is also busy preparing his argument to support his claim that the Comelec 1st Division in Manila erred when it denied the appeal of his client reportedly on the ground that the appeal was filed late or beyond the reglementary period.

Estandarte is also planning to file an administrative case against Municipal Trial Court in Cities judge Anatalio Necessario claiming the court has already lost jurisdiction of the case after it was appealed by them with Comelec.

Although Dasmariñas’ counsel Delon Urot argued that Estandarte is wrong because the rule is that the court has the right to issue the writ of execution and not Comelec. — Rene U. Borromeo/BRP (THE FREEMAN)