The Office of the Ombudsman places Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia under a preventive six-month suspension for grave abuse of authority, gross misconduct, serious dishonesty, and gross negligence, among others.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/ombudsman-preventively-suspend-cebu-governor-gwen-garcia-april-29-2025/
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00:00The Office of the Ombudsman places Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia under a preventive six-month suspension
00:06for grave abuse of authority, gross misconduct, serious dishonesty, and gross negligence, among
00:11others. The suspension order, served Monday, April 28, says a permit to a quarry in the protected
00:17area was granted by the governor. Garcia allegedly issued a special permit to a construction firm
00:22for the desultation of the Mananga River in Talisay, Cebu without the appropriate permits
00:27and consultation with other government agencies. Garcia, meantime, says her action was done with
00:32the approval of the provincial board, which earlier declared the province under a state
00:36of calamity due to acute water shortage. She emphasizes only by desilting the Mananga River
00:42could alleviate the water crisis and that no personal interest or malice is involved.
00:47She also adds her legal team will, quote, challenge this preventive suspension.