Mandaue Metropolis Councilor Cynthia Cinco-Remedio. | CDN Digital file photograph
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A Mandaue Metropolis Councilor has referred to as for an investigation into the acquisition of a city-owned lot by Lone District Rep. Emmarie “Lolypop” Ouano-Dizon and her husband, Opao barangay captain Nixon Dizon.
Councilor Cynthia Cinco-Remedio, the proponent of the decision, stated the matter must be appeared into by town authorities as a result of this concerned a city-owned property.
She need the investigation spearheaded by the committee on legal guidelines and ordinances of the Mandaue Metropolis Council, in coordination with a lawyer.
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If the accusation raised by broadcaster Edward Ligas is confirmed true, Cinco-Remedio stated that town authorities ought to take authorized actions towards the couple to get well the property in query and shield its pursuits.
“Na-involve man gud ang metropolis, so akoa lang gihimoan og decision para atoang ma-forward sa chairman sa committee on legal guidelines and ordinances para macheck lang unhappy. So, ang atoa lang transparency nga makahibaw unhappy ta, makahibaw ang siyudad kung unsa to ang gi-file nga kaso,” Cinco-Remedio stated in an interview after the Council’s common session on Monday, September 30.
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Administration Councilors Malcolm Sanchez, Jimmy Lumapas, Marie Immaline Cortes-Zafra, Jennifer Del Mar, Jesus Arcilla, Editha Flores Cabahug, Oscar Del Castillo, Dante Borbajo and Flueritz Gayle Jumao-as acted as co-proponents of the permitted decision.
Plunder
Final September 24, Ligas requested the Workplace of the Ombudsman within the Visayas to probe the Dizon couple on allegations of plunder, graft and corruption and the falsification of paperwork.
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He alleged that the 2 took benefit of Rep. Ouano-Dizon’s employment at Metropolis Corridor to accumulate a 2, 500 sq. meter lot that was a part of the 186-hectare north reclamation undertaking carried out by a personal developer in 1992.
Cinco-Remedio stated that case was additionally price wanting into by town authorities to examine on the veracity of the accusations raised by Ligas.
“Pero og wala. So, positive, kung wala ray (reality) unsa to ang aligasyon, wala ra say kaso,” she added.
Dr. Emedio Bustillo, the media guide of Rep. Ouano-Dizon stated on Monday afternoon that the congresswoman is but to obtain a replica of the criticism filed by Ligas.
Righteous
Ouano-Dizon, for her half, stated that “it’s inside their (the Council’s) proper to approve any decision.”
“Pero mangutana lang ko, kay righteous man kaha sila, asa ilang decision asking for investigation ni suspended Metropolis Mayor and all others accountable sa kadaghang disallowances and gi crimson flag sa COA? Documented ug klaro man ang mga findings sa Fee on Audit kaysa baseless fees ni Edward Ligas. Akong huwaton pod ilang decision kabahin sa mga COA disallowances sa Metropolis,” she stated.
In an earlier interview, Ouano-Dizon additionally expressed confidence that the case can be dismissed asserting that she and her husband haven’t finished “something fallacious or unlawful.”
Ouano-Dizon stated that she was nonetheless a personal citizen when the lot buy was made greater than 30 years in the past.
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