The Office of the Ombudsman also forfeited the retirement benefits of former councilor Gerardo Carillo after ordering his dismissal from the service. Carillo said on Thursday he would file a motion for reconsideration to contest the ruling of the Ombudsman. Carillo served as councilor of Cebu City for 12 years before he ran and lost in the congressional race in the city’s south district in 2016. In its ruling, the Ombudsman said Carillo deceived the Cebu City government. It entails an absence of integrity, a disposition to betray, cheat, deceive or defraud, the Ombudsman says in its ruling.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 27, 2017 09:56 UTC