The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the disqualification from office of former Mayor Wilfredo Balais of Labason, Zamboanga Del Norte after he was found guilty of grave misconduct and dishonesty in connection with the allegedly anomalous and exorbitant purchase of a vehicle.

The case stemmed from the Ombudsman’s findings that Balais sold a government vehicle —Nissan Patrol—to a certain Eduardo Ayunting in November 2010 for P500,000.

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