Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya on Friday said that eight barangay captains in Cebu City were issued show cause orders for alleged violations of community quarantine protocols.
Malaya said the supposed violations include allowing basketball games, illegal cockfighting, and violation of curfew regulations.
With these infractions, Malaya said the concerned barangay captains were given show cause orders two days ago and have 48 hours to respond to them. With some barangay captains able to reply, Malaya said the DILG legal office is now studying if their reasons were justifiable. He said some of the barangay captains already provided explanations which are now being studied by the legal office of the DILG.
In the event the explanations were found to be unjustifiable, Malaya said the DILG will press charges against them before the Office of the Ombudsman for dereliction of duty or grave misconduct.
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