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Bohol Governor Aris Aumentado

Annie Perez

<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-right:23pt;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA – Bohol Governor Aris Aumentado said he was looking for legal remedies after he was suspended for  6 months by the Ombudsman over the construction of a resort in the Chocolate Hills.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-right:23pt;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Aumentado said he personally received the preventive suspension order on Tuesday from officials of the Office of the Ombudsman who flew from Manila. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-right:23pt;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Collateral damage ra ta aning panahona (We are just collateral damage this time),” Aumentado said, referring to the 68 others who were suspended.</span></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/5/28/ombudsman-suspends-bohol-governor-mayors-over-chocolate-hills-mess-1812" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ombudsman suspends Bohol governor, mayors over Chocolate Hills mess</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-right:23pt;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The suspension covered previous governors Art Yap and Rene Relampagos, mayors whose jurisdiction includes the Chocolate Hills, and regional directors of the Departments of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Environment and Natural Resources, as well as the Philippine National Police. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-right:23pt;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Chocolate Hills is a protected area and a declared national monument.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-right:23pt;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Aumentado said that he accepts the decision of the Ombudsman given the ongoing investigation.  But he said some parties could seize the issue as an opportunity because it was highly “publicized and sensationalized”.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-right:23pt;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“We will review what we can do with this. We will not go ahead. We will consult lawyers,” the governor said in Visayan.  </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-right:23pt;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He said he would meet with other suspended officials to discuss their next legal move.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-right:23pt;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Despite the suspension of 69 officials, he assured the public that the province’s operations would be “business as usual.”</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-right:23pt;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Vice Governor Dionesio Balite will serve as acting governor, while Senior Board Member Tita Baja will be acting vice governor.</span></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/13/viral-chocolate-hills-resort-ordered-closed-due-to-violation-denr-1512" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Viral Chocolate Hills resort ordered closed due to violation: DENR</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/5/1/grass-fire-razes-portion-of-chocolate-hills-917" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grass fire razes portion of Chocolate Hills Grass fire razes portion of Chocolate Hills</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/5/22/hot-dry-bohol-province-declares-state-of-calamity-1610" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hot, dry Bohol province declares state of calamity</a></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Bohol Governor Aris Aumentado said he was looking for legal remedies after he was suspended for 6 months by the Ombudsman over the construction of a resort in the Chocolate Hills.</p>

Bohol Governor Aris Aumentado said he was looking for legal remedies after he was suspended for 6 months by the Ombudsman over the construction of a resort in the Chocolate Hills.

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‘We were collateral damage’: Bohol governor seeking legal remedies vs suspension

Annie Perez

Published May 29, 2024 10:42 AM PHT

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