tsk tsk tsk.. of course, what do you expect?
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Official links Ouano to illegal plates
THE hosting of the Asean summit last January seems to be causing Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano more trouble.
After allegations surfaced on overpricing of lamps and streetlights, a Land Transportation Office (LTO) 7 official is now accusing the mayor of illegally distributing commemorative vehicle plates for the Asean summit and city founding anniversary.
Licinio “Bebot” Gi-ngoyon, chief of the LTO 7 regional law enforcement section, alleged that Ouano distributed illegal vehicle plates to his (Ouano’s) relatives and friends as well as businessmen, professionals and subordinate officials and employees without authority from the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
Ouano and Mandaue City Administrator Serafin Blanco could not be reached for their comment yesterday despite repeated calls to their cell phones.
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Gingoyon, a former journalist and brother of murdered Regional Trial Court judge Henrick Gingoyon, said illegal vehicle plates marked “lawyer” were also distributed to lawyers at P2,000 per plate, through the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
Lawyer Nilo V. Seno was apprehended with fake Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit plates, while businessman Alexander Ng was apprehended with plates for Mandaue City’s 483rd founding anniversary, which expired on 2005 but was allegedly extended by Ouano until Dec. 4, 2006.
Gingoyon said that those apprehended in the crackdown requested that the LTO agents talk to Jovito Thadeo “Jonkie” Ouano so they could be enlightened why they possess such plates.
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