MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will file charges against former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña for stripping the mayor’s office bare. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año ordered the DILG legal team to file the charges against Osmeña before the Office of the Ombudsman, DILG spokesman and undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said. Let’s just find out the facts first to determine the cases that will be filed,” Malaya told a press conference yesterday. Malaya said Osmeña’s actions also disrupted the delivery of services at the city hall as his successor Mayor Edgar Labella had to transfer to another office. The Cebu City government also reportedly plans to file charges for theft and violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act against Osmeña.

Source: Philippine Star July 05, 2019 21:00 UTC