The Office of the Ombudsman found former Balangiga, Eastern Samar Mayor Viscuso de Lira administratively liable in connection with the undervaluation of a vehicle in the Statement of Assets Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) he filed in 2013 and for failure to declare ownership of 10 firearms in his 2011 to 2013 SALNs.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Ombudsman ordered him suspended for six months without pay which penalty is convertible to a fine equivalent to his salary for six months.

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