By Marisol Bo-oc | 08:08 PM August 28, 2020
A village chief in Dasmariñas town in Cavite will be investigated and may even be removed from office after being caught on video engaging in a sexual act via Zoom, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said.
DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño disclosed that the said official and staff of Barangay Fatima Dos, Dasmariñas, Cavite have already resigned. He is now waiting for the copy of the resignation letters, PTV News reported.
Authorities said that aside from engaging in lewdness during an online conference, the conduct of the such activity inside the barangay hall is unacceptable.
“Kung tatanungin mo kung anong pwedeng isampa nating kaso diyan, conduct unbecoming of an elected at saka appointed barangay official (If you will ask what the charges are to be filed against them, [it is] conduct unbecoming of an elected and appointed barangay official),” Diño said.
He said criminal charges can be filed by the spouses of the treasurer and captain.
He is also seeking to determine whether the funds of the barangay were misused.
Diño reminded elected and appointed officials that “public service is a public trust.”
He said barangay officials should be the role models of the barangay. Such private matters should not be brought to the barangay hall.
In a Dobol B sa News TV interview, Jorge Magno, president of the Association of Barangay Captains in Dasmariñas City, said the involved barangay chairman and barangay treasurer already quit their posts.
“Ang ginawang action ni barangay chairman nagbitiw na po sa tungkulin,” he said, adding that the treasurer also resigned.
Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla said the incident was “unfortunate in all levels.
