Aurora mayor, vice mayor suspended

DINALUNGAN, Aurora — Gov. Bellaflor Angara-Castillo, upon recommendation of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, has suspended for six months the municipal mayor and vice mayor of this towm for "gross misconduct."

Mayor Marilyn Marquez and Vice Mayor Virgie Callejo have also been suspended by the SP last August but Marquez defied the suspension order and refused to vacate the municipal hall.

This time though the two yielded their posts peacefully.

The suspension stemmed from a complaint filed by Industries Development Corp. (IDC) after the two municipal officers closed the national road and diverted all vehicles to the municipal road to collect road users’ fee from motorists. — Manny Galvez