Zambo mayor suspended

THE Ombudsman on Wednesday ordered the two-month suspension of Margosatubig Mayor Roy Encallado of Zamboanga del Sur for illegally reassigning two municipal employees who were employed at the Office of the Sangguniang Bayan.

The illegality of the reassignment arose from the provision in the Local Government Code stating that “the power to appoint the employees of the SB is lodged with the vice mayor.”

“Thus, while Encallado has the authority to appoint and take personnel actions of his unit, this does not extend to the employees of the SB,” the decision read.