Ombudsman orders 6-month suspension of Aklan town mayor for immorality
MANILA, March 27 (PNA) -- Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered a six months suspension of Altavas, Aklan Mayor Denny Refol for immorality.
This after Refol was found guilty of disgraceful and immoral conduct.
Tipped by an anonymous complaint, the Public Assistance and Corruption Prevention Office of the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas conducted a fact-finding investigation on the case.
Results of the preliminary probe show that despite being married, Refol maintained an illicit relationship with another woman with whom he has a child.
A certificate of live birth stated that Refol was the father as he acknowledged paternity of the child born in 2007.
According to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Western Visayas Regional Office, “the relationship gained public knowledge in the municipality because respondent publicly displayed the same.â€
As defense, Refol argued that “at present, there are only a few public officials who have no mistresses.â€
He further argued that he had already stopped seeing the other woman which makes the complaint moot and academic.
In its ruling, the Ombudsman said that “the respondent has not denied the relationship despite the subsistence of his marriage or the fact that he has fathered a child with the woman.â€
Ombudsman Morales ordered the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to implement the six-month suspension of Refol. (PNA)
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