ILOILO CITY: Local politicians heading six task forces under the office of the mayor were stripped of their functions after they filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2016 elections.

Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said this had to be done so the positions would be void of partisan politics.

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