MARCOS GRANTS EX-ILOILO CITY MAYOR MABILOG EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has granted executive clemency to former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, citing his longstanding commitment to good governance and the numerous awards and recognitions Iloilo City received under his leadership.

“Given former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog’s longstanding commitment to good governance, coupled with awards and recognition received by Iloilo City under his leadership, the President granted Mabilog’s petition for executive clemency in connection with his administrative case, thereby removing the penalties or disabilities resulting from such case,” Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin said.

The Office of the Ombudsman dismissed Mabilog on October 23, 2017 for violating Section 3(h) of Republic Act 3019, as implemented by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Section 3(h) of RA 3019 prohibits public officers from having financial interest in a business, contract, or transaction in which they participate in their official capacity.

The penalties imposed included dismissal from service with accessory penalties and bar re-employment.

The order stemmed from a complaint filed in 2013 by Manuel Mejorada, the former provincial administrator of Iloilo, alleging dishonesty and grave misconduct related to the awarding of a government contract to a towing services firm in which the former mayor and a former Iloilo City councilor had a vested interest.

With the executive clemency granted, Mabilog is now allowed to run for public office, according to Bersamin.