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2/15/2017 NegrosOrientalgovernorsecures60dayTROon2nddismissalorder

NegrosOrientalgovernorsecures60dayTROon2nd
dismissalorder
TheCourtofAppealsstopstheimplementationofaseconddismissalorderagainstNegros
OrientalGovernorRoelDegamooveracomplaintregardinghisallegedmisuseofcalamity
funds

MarchelEspina

Published8:30AM,February15,2017
Updated8:30AM,February15,2017

TRO.NegrosOrientalGovernorRoelDegamohasagainstoppedtheimplementationofanotherdismissalorder
againsthim.PhotobyLianBuan/Rappler

NEGROSORIENTAL,PhilippinesNegrosOrientalGovernorRoelDegamohasagainstopped
theimplementationofanotherdismissalorderagainsthimafterhewasabletosecurea60day
temporaryrestrainingorder(TRO)fromtheCourtofAppeals(CA).

TheappellatecourtissuedtheTROonMonday,February13.

ThiswasthesecondtimeDegamowasordereddismissedbytheOfficeof
theOmbudsmanoverthesamecomplaint:thatheallegedlymisusedP480millionworthof
calamityfundsin2012.
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SlammingtheOmbudsmanforallegedlybeing"biased,"thegovernorpointedoutthatitwasa
caseofdoublejeopardyastheCAhadalreadydismissedthesamecomplaint.

DegamoaddedthattheCAreversedtheOmbudsmanrulingbecausehewascoveredbythe
socalledAguinaldodoctrine,alegalprinciplewhicheffectivelyabsolvesanelectedofficialof
anyadministrativeliabilityduringhisprevioustermifhegetsreelectedtohispost.

ThegovernorstressedthatthedecisionoftheCAshouldprevailbecauseitisthesecond
highestjudicialcourtaftertheSupremeCourt.

Degamosaidhewillstayinofficeashewasnotservedwiththedismissalorderbytheinterior
department.Healsoexpressedconfidencethathewillbeabletosecureapermanentinjunction
fromtheCAafter60days.

OnJanuary27,DegamosurrenderedtotheantigraftcourtSandiganbayanafterhisarrest
orderformalversationandgraftchargescameout.

HealsopostedabailofP1.115millionaftertheSandiganbayanapprovedhisrequestfor
reductionofbail.

ThecourthadsetP200,000baileachforthe11countsofmalversationandP30,000forgraft,or
atotalofP2.23million.

ThechargesagainstDegamostemmedfromhisallegedmisuseofthecalamityfundmeantfor
therehabilitationofinfrastructuredamagedbyTyphoonSendonginDecember2011andthe
earthquakeinFebruary2012inNegrosOriental.

ButthebudgetdepartmentlaterwithdrewtheSpecialAllotmentandReleaseOrdersduetonon
compliancewiththeguidelinesforinfrastructureprojects.TheCommissiononAuditalsoissued
11noticesofdisallowance.

Degamo,however,proceededwiththeprojectandawardedP143.2millionworthofcontracts
forinfrastructureprojects.Rappler.com

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