Robredo blamed for illegal election of barangay chieftains
By Gerry Baldo 12/07/2010Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo should be blamed for the election of barangay captains who have exceeded the three-terms allowed by law.
According to Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga, the DILG chief should have prevented the over-staying barangay captains from running for another term if it knows who among the reelectionist barangay captains are running beyond the limits stipulated by law.
Barzaga, chairman of the House committee on suffrage and electoral reforms, said that Robredo should file appropriate charges against the barangay officials who have violated their term limits by running for a fourth term. They knew that it is against the law to run for a fourth term, Barzaga said.
“It is the responsibility of the DILG to take the appropriate legal actions including the filing of criminal and administrative charges. The DILG under existing laws can even preventively suspend these erring multi-termers pending adjudication of the criminal and administrative charges against them,” said Barzaga..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20101207nat1.html
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