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Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary  Jonvic Remulla presents to the media, Russian Vlogger Vitaly Zdororvetskiy during a briefing at the Quezon City Reception House on April 7, 2025. Zdororvetskiy was arrested last April 3 and tagged as an undesirable foreign national after allegedly harassing security guards and stealing an industrial fan from a restaurant in Taguig City on Monday morning, March 31. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Jessie Cruzat

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<div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1206010061462528%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" style="border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;border-image:initial;overflow:hidden;--darkreader-inline-border-top:currentcolor;--darkreader-inline-border-right:currentcolor;--darkreader-inline-border-bottom:currentcolor;--darkreader-inline-border-left:currentcolor;width:295px;height:185px" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable" data-darkreader-inline-border-top="" data-darkreader-inline-border-right="" data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom="" data-darkreader-inline-border-left=""></iframe></span></div><p>MANILA (UPDATED) — Two Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairpersons in Makati City will be charged before the Ombudsman, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).</p><p>In a press briefing on Monday, DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla said the two SK officials were involved in the misuse of funds in their respective barangays.</p><p>The SK chairperson of Barangay Dasmariñas allegedly demanded a 20% or ₱70,000 kickback from a catering service they hired for their Halloween Party in October 2025.</p><p>A hearing by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Makati City found the SK chairperson liable for two counts of misconduct and penalized her with a six-month suspension in a resolution adopted on March 23, 2026.</p><p>The SK chairperson reportedly tendered her resignation on March 8, 2026, but the DILG said it has yet to receive a notice of acceptance of her resignation from Makati Mayor Nancy Binay.</p><p>Meanwhile, the SK chairperson of Barangay Magallanes allegedly falsified the signature of an SK kagawad for a resolution related to their “Halloween project.”</p><p>The city council also imposed a three-month suspension on the SK chairperson in a resolution adopted on April 6, 2026.</p><p>Jose Mari Alzona, barangay chairman of Magallanes, told ABS-CBN News that their council regrets the involvement of their SK chairperson, but stressed they will not tolerate such violation.</p><p>The barangay official maintained that everything stated in the document, which served as the basis of the complaint, is correct.</p><p>Alzona said they will also cooperate in the investigation of the DILG and the Ombudsman.</p><p>Remulla lamented how corruption has become standard practice for some officials in government.</p><p>“Ang parehong statement nila ay standard na kinasanayan na nila na gano’n ang ginagawa. Ang mahirap pa rito no’ng iniimbistiga talagang sinabi niya ‘oo totoo talagang hinihigi ko ito kasi standard ‘to e,” said Remulla.</p><p>“Nawala na ang hiya sa katawan ng mga SK chairman chairpersons ng Dasmarinas at ng Magallanes Village,”  he added.</p><p>The two SK chairpersons will face charges of direct bribery and falsification of public documents.</p><p>“Matuto naman kayo. Mahiya naman kayo. Mayaman na nga kayo, magnanakaw pa kayo, di ba? Mahiya naman kayo,”Remulla said.</p><div><br/></div><p>REMULLA SUPPORTS SK ABOLITION</p><p>Remulla also expressed support for abolition of the SK, saying it has become an instrument that exposes youth to corruption.</p><p>“Ngunit ito ay constitutional issue at hindi kaya ng aking kagawaran. Pero ang recommendation ko talaga dyan, kung magkaroon tayo ng constitutional change, ay abolish na ang SK. Dahil nakikita natin na naging kultura na rin mula bata, na ang corruption ay ordinaryo na lamang,” said Remulla.</p><p>He added that while barangay officials previously had oversight over SK funds, SK units now have their own funds and signatories.</p><p>“So wala nang checks and balances. So anong nangyari dito, dahil sariling nalang discard niya lahat,naaabuso nila yung kanilang kapangyarihan,” he added.</p><p>ABS-CBN News continues to reach out to the two SK officials involved.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Two Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairpersons in Makati City will be charged before the Ombudsman, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).</p>

Two Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairpersons in Makati City will be charged before the Ombudsman, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

DILG to file bribery, falsification charges vs 2 Makati SK chairpersons

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DILG to file bribery, falsification charges vs 2 Makati SK chairpersons

Jessie Cruzat,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 27, 2026 01:23 PM PHT

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Updated April 27, 2026 04:28 PM PHT

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