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A private lawyer filed administrative and criminal complaints before the Visayas Ombudsman against the seven mayors and congressman in Cebu province who travelled outside the country amid the arrival of Typhoon Tino.Atty. Julito Añora Jr. lodged the complaints against Congressman Vincent Franco &quot;Duke&quot; Frasco, Representative of Cebu&#x27;s 5th District; Mayor Aljew Fernando Frasco of the Municipality of Liloan; Mayor Avis Ginoo-Monleon of the Municipality of Catmon; Mayor Alfredo Arquillano Jr. of the Municipality of San Francisco; Mayor Greman Solante of the Municipality of Tudela; Mayor Edgar Rama of the Municipality of Poro, Mayor Manuel Santiago of the Municipality of Pilar, and Mayor Felijur Quiño of the Municipality of Compostela.Añora alleged that the officials violated Republic Act 10121, or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, the Local Government Code, the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards, Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and some provisions in the constitution.“The casualties speak for itself… These numbers speak about the inefficiency of our local chief executives,” said Añora.Records from the Department of the Interior and Local Government showed that the respondents filed for a travel authority to go to London from November 1 onwards.Añora attached the documents as part of the pieces of evidence for the complaints he filed.“They shouldn’t have left. The advisory of PAGASA was October 27… they could have at least cancelled their trip,” said Añora.It was only Borbon Mayor Nico Dotillos who cancelled his authority to travel. The town did not log any casualty despite the landfall of Typhoon Tino in the area.Añora seeks the following from the Ombudsman as stated in his complaint: a full administrative and criminal investigation; place respondents under preventive suspension; and to find them liable for gross neglect of duty, grave misconduct, dereliction of duty, among others.“I did this on my own volition, I filed this on my own judgements because I’ve seen the incompetence of these public officials. I mourned with all of the victims,” he further said.<div>CONGRESSMAN: COMPLAINT IS &#x27;ERRONEOUS&#x27;</div>Meanwhile, Cebu 5th District Representative Duke Frasco issued a statement saying that the complaint filed against him and others was “founded on erroneous assumptions and misrepresentations of fact and law.”“To clarify, my travel to London was an authorized official mission as part of the Philippine delegation to the World Travel Market, one of the largest and most influential global travel and tourism expositions in the world,” he wrote.For Frasco, the event provided “an important platform for promoting international partnerships, investments, and economic opportunities for our country, particularly in the tourism sector.”He defended that his travel was officially approved by the Speaker of the House of Representatives through the Secretary-General.“Although it was an authorized trip, no government funds were used for this travel, as has always been my practice in most of my foreign official travels,” he added.Other mayors involved have yet to comment on the issue.

A private lawyer filed administrative and criminal complaints before the Visayas Ombudsman against the seven mayors and congressman in Cebu province who travelled outside the country amid the arrival of Typhoon Tino.

A private lawyer filed administrative and criminal complaints before the Visayas Ombudsman against the seven mayors and congressman in Cebu province who travelled outside the country amid the arrival of Typhoon Tino.

Criminal, administrative complaints filed vs 7 Cebu politicians abroad during Tino onslaught

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Criminal, administrative complaints filed vs 7 Cebu politicians abroad during Tino onslaught

Annie Perez,

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Published November 11, 2025 06:27 PM PHT

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