Cebu governor defies suspension order

The Manila Times

Cebu governor defies suspension order  Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said in a press conference on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 that she will not step down despite a preventive suspension order from the Office of the Ombudsman.  She said she has written a clarificatory letter to DILG Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla, questioning the legality of the order.  Her legal counsel, Alex Avisado, said Garcia is well within her rights to stay in office and is simply exercising legal remedies available under the law.  Garcia questioned the timing of the order, issued just days before the May 2025 elections.  Video by Kaiser Jan Fuentes   Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #cebu #gwendolyngarcia

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00:00The biggest news that has hit and I think rocked the entire landscape, political landscape today is the Preventive Suspension Order that was issued against me by Ombudsman Sami Martírez.

00:24I'm in the front page. I hope you chose a good picture.

00:30Of both Freeman and Sandstatt.

00:34Now, I am here in order that the media, but of course you are the purveyors of the news, that the province of Cebu, my constituents of the province of Cebu,

00:52and the rest of the country that are interested in this development.

00:58I am here to inform you of the position that together with my legal team, we have arrived upon after a very careful scrutiny of the order itself,

01:13as well as other existing laws.

01:19I believe you already know, to my left, we have Attorney John Sepulvila, and Attorney Ben Cabrido, to my right, and thank you for flying in at such very short notice.

01:36We have Attorney Alex Abisado himself. May I ask you please, Attorney Alex, to introduce...

01:43I am joined by my partner, Attorney Ryan Coe, and Attorney Desper.

01:48I am joined

01:54International employee with Secretary Mc mayoría in the purse owner as ministerial as ministerial as ministerial as ministerial as ministerial as ministerial as ministerial.

02:02and being well aware of a certain prohibition period where public officials may not be issued suspension orders during the election period.

02:14This is why we have decided, I have decided, upon advice of my council, to write a clarificatory query to the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, Secretary John B. Remulia.

02:39And since it is the DILG, through the PNP it needed, there is a task to implement this order.

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