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MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The 26 suspended staff and Job Order staff of the Mandaue Metropolis Corridor have filed two separate motions for reconsideration on the Workplace of the Ombudsman Visayas on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Atty. Julius Caesar Entise, the suspended Mandaue Metropolis Assessor, defined that one movement was filed on his behalf, whereas one other was submitted collectively for the remaining suspended staff.
“I’ve my very own arguments and for certain one other lawyer may have a brand new set of arguments, we’d relatively assault it in two completely different angles, hopefully it will likely be extra convincing to the Ombudsman,” mentioned Entise.
Earlier than his appointment as metropolis assessor, Entise served as assistant metropolis administrator, assistant authorized officer, and assistant assessor through the 2023 demolition of the disputed lot in Barangay Paknaan.
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Of their motions, the suspended staff assert that the demolition was each authorized and approved. They’re in search of the Ombudsman’s reversal of its earlier choice.
“We’re assured, we’re optimistic. I belief the establishment, I’ve full religion within the Ombudsman. We are going to current one thing that was not appreciated with this choice made, that was by no means delivered to the eye of the Ombudsman,” mentioned Entise.
He additional defined that the demolition was carried out underneath a memorandum from the Metropolis Administrator’s Workplace, referencing the Division of the Inside and Native Authorities’s Opinion 16, Sequence of 2006, which allows mayors to order demolitions with no court docket order.
“Ang final half sa akoang MR; Good religion is presumed whereas unhealthy religion have to be confirmed, it’s a must to show that there’s unhealthy religion on our half, no there’s not. Now we have no real interest in that property, we’ve nothing to realize, we’re simply doing our job,” Entise added.
Earlier, the Ombudsman discovered the 26 suspended staff “administratively responsible for conduct prejudicial to one of the best curiosity of service” on account of their involvement within the demolition. They have been suspended for 9 months with out pay.
This choice adopted a grievance from Maria Priscilla and Maritoni Melendres, who alleged that the officers demolished buildings on their property with no court docket order.
The land in Barangay Paknaan is claimed by each the Melendres household and town authorities. The town has used the world as a relocation web site for people residing in peril zones.
Entise argues that the disputed lot is owned by town authorities. He famous that the foreshore lease settlement between the federal government and Pastora Senerpida, grandmother of Priscilla, which started in 1977, expired in 2002 and was not renewed. The land was beforehand used as a fishpond.
“Kanus-a man nahitabo nga ang nag-abang nahimo’ng tag-iya? Unsa man ni hire to personal? Ni-expire na and it was not renewed. Level is ang nag-abang ang iya’ng lola, ngano’ng siya (Priscilla) mahimo’ng tag-iya nga nag-abang ra man siya. Nagtuo manggud sila nga ang tax declaration is equal to title. No, it isn’t thought of a title,” mentioned Entise.
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