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DILG to file admin charges vs local officials who left PH during typhoon
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is preparing to file administrative cases against 24 local officials who left the Philippines during Typhoons Tino and Uwan despite a travel ban.
DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla stated that the investigation is in its final stages, with cases of abandonment of duty, gross neglect, and insubordination to be filed with the Office of the Ombudsman.
Remulla emphasized that the department's actions will be impartial and that accountability will be pursued.
While 18 officials left despite the travel ban, seven others left without foreign travel authority.
Isabela Governor Rodolfo Albano III is cleared of charges, having left for Germany before the suspension on foreign travel took effect.
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