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Ilocos mayor back after suspension

Raymund Catindig - The Philippine Star

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines – The mayor of Pagudpud town, Ilocos Norte re-assumed her office yesterday after serving the four-month suspension imposed on her by the provincial board for abuse of authority.

Mayor Maja Henson-Sales told The STAR she rescinded the designations made by the acting mayor during her absence.

She said her brother-in-law, Vice Mayor Marlon Sales, had reassigned some employees to new departments and that she ordered them back to their original positions.

The two are pitted in the mayoral race in the May polls.

The mayor’s administrative case stemmed from a resident’s complaint that she allegedly meddled in a land dispute and used her influence to favor one of the parties. The Ombudsman has dismissed the criminal aspect of the case.

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ABUSE

ACTING

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ILOCOS NORTE

MAYOR

MAYOR MAJA HENSON-SALES

PAGUDPUD

SALES

VICE MAYOR MARLON SALES

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