MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the the six-month suspension of Lamitan City, Basilan Vice Mayor Roderick Furigay in connection with the contracts entered with two firms supposedly owned by his relatives during his term as the city mayor. In a decision recently signed by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, Furigay was found guilty of administrative offense of grave misconduct and was ordered suspended for six months without pay. The ombudsman said a total of P548,256 was paid to HDRI. Nation ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1The ombudsman further said HDRIC and FCI's submitted supporting documents for the transactions were “questionable” but payments were still released to them. Furigay was succeeded by his wife, Rose, as mayor of Lamitan City in the May 2016 elections.

Source: Philippine Star December 14, 2017 05:15 UTC