CEBU CITY, Philippines — A criticism was filed in opposition to Carcar Metropolis Mayor Mario Patricio “Patrick” Barcenas earlier than the Workplace of the Ombudsman Visayas.
The criticism was filed on April 14, 2025. The instances had been each administrative and legal complaints.
Barcenas, for his half, stated that he had not but obtained a replica of the criticism.
He added that he welcomed the criticism and he would reply this instantly after he obtained a replica of this.
Barcenas additionally stated he believed that the criticism was politically motivated.
Among the many complainants of the case had been Vice Mayor Efren Quijano, councilors Victor Ian Del Rosario, Lorena Mae Tabora, former Sanguguniang Kabataan Federation President Laurence King Quijano, and former Affiliation of Barangay Council (ABC) President Anthony John Apura.
The criticism stemmed from Barcenas’s desirous to revoke/repeal the authority that was given by the town council to the previous mayor relating to the development of a livestock public sale market because of sanitary and environmental issues.
The criticism stated that on September 13, 2022, throughout the session of the town council, Barcenas barged in and ordered the individuals contained in the session corridor to exit besides the councilors.
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Throughout this, Barcenas allegedly knowledgeable the councilors that he obtained a suggestion of 10 p.c from the P149 million challenge as a Commonplace Working Process (SOP).
The criticism added that the mayor now not talked about the revocation of the challenge, as an alternative, he mentioned its advantages if the development of the Livestock Public sale Market had been pursued.
Just a few days after the incident, the complainants noticed and heard a couple of video posted on social media that went viral relating to the incident.
“Ang iyang ihatag nato mao na, 10% sa entire 149 kay dili man 150, 10% ang iyang ikahatag nato. So mao nay akong gikuan ninyo. Okay ba mo ni-ana? Ako prepared ko modawat ana kay ako man nang SOP,” the criticism learn.
(What shall be given to us is that this, 10 p.c of the entire 149 as a result of it’s not 150, 10 p.c is what shall be given to us. So that’s what I did for you. Are you okay with that? Me, I’m prepared to simply accept that as a result of that’s my SOP.)
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Resulting from this, the complainants believed that the respondent had violated a number of administrative costs resembling Conduct Prejudicial to the perfect curiosity of service, grave misconduct in workplace, and betrayal of public belief.
In addition they believed that he was chargeable for a number of legal costs resembling Direct bribery (sec 210, Revised Penal Code, as amended), Oblique Bribery (Sec 211, Revised Penal Code, as amended), and Corrupt Practices (Paragraphs a, b and h of Part 3 of Republic Act No. 3019).
The complainants additionally requested the Ombudsman to preventively droop Barcenas to forestall him from influencing the investigation.
Barcenas, for his half, additionally vehemently denied allegations in opposition to him. He additionally stated that the voice on the viral media publish was not his.
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