OMBUDSMAN SUSPENDS MAYOR JUNJUN BINAY AND SEVERAL MAKATI OFFICIALS OVER BUILDING OVERPRICE

The Office of the Ombudsman has imposed a  6 months preventive suspension against Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr. and several Makati officials pending the investigation of the Makati carpark complaint. And the order was immediately executed. Included in the complaint are former City Administrator Marjorie de Veyra, City Legal Officer Pio Kenneth Dasal, City Budget Officer Lorenza Amores, former Central Planning Management Office (CPMO) Chief Virginia Hernandez, former City Engineer Mario Badillo, former City Accountant Leonila Querijero, former Acting City Accountant Raydes Pestaño, City Accountant Cecilio Lim III, Acting City Accountant Eleno Mendoza, City Treasurer Nelia Barlis, CPMO Engineers Arnel Cadangan, Emerito Magat and Connie Consulta, CPMO Chief Line Dela Peña, Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat Heads Giovanni Condes and Manolito Uyaco, Technical Working Group (TWG) Chairman Rodel Nayve, BAC member Ulysses Orienza, General Services Department (GSD) OIC Gerardo San Gabriel, GSD staff member Norman Flores, as well as private respondents Orlando Mateo of MANA and Efren Canlas of Hilmarc’s Construction Corporation (Hilmarc). In which a P11.9 million contract did not undergo public bidding.