By Helen Castaño | 01:22 AM August 03, 2024
Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle “Aris” Aumentado was ordered reinstated after the Office of the Ombudsman lifted the six-month suspension.
The order, dated July 31, 2024, was signed by Ombudsman Samuel Martires July 31, 2024 but he received the digital copy of the decision on Friday, August 2, 2024.
Aumentado said he will still wait for guidance from the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
“I am free again to work for Bohol,” he told reporters.
He said he would sit down with the department heads to review the projects that are ongoing and have been implemented since he was away for about two months.
Aside from Aumentado, 30 other officials were ordered reinstated. They were James Diolan, Ian Bernadez, Emmanuel Jumawid, Maria Fe Jala, Flaviano Pacatang, Rolando Pataca, Gerardo Salces, Eugene Cabrera, Ricardo Francisco Toribio, Ma. Victoria Abrera, Marlou Salazar, Jesus Zamora Jr., Cecilia Tesio, Nelito Gallogo, Querino Aparicio, Gregorio Digamon, Perfecto Buro, Antonino Jumawid, Elizabeth Pace, Eugeniano Ibarra, Dionisio Neil Balite, Michael Doria, Simplicio Maestrado Jr., Norman Palacio, Ranulfo Maligmat, Angel Enriquez, John Titus Vistal, Edilberto Paradela, Paquito Melicor Jr., and Gilbert Gonzales.
Not on the list were Sagbayan Mayor Ricardo Suarez and Carmen Mayor Conchita Toribio-Delos Reyes.
Last May 28, 2024, Aumentado and other officials were suspended because of the construction of the Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort within the Chocolate Hills area in Sagbayan town, a protected area.
