LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Bicol installed Vice Gov. Jonah Pimentel as new governor of Camarines Norte after the perpetual disqualification of Gov. Edgardo Tallado by the Office of the Ombudsman for grave misconduct.

Eloisa Pastor, DILG–Bicol regional director, along with legal officer Zalman Uddin installed Pimentel as new governor and Board Member Arthur Michael Canlas as vice governor after Tallado accepted the dismissal order at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

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