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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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