The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of Mayor Cristeta Reyes of Malvar town in Batangas for grave misconduct over the alleged anomalous procurement of a lot owned by her children.

In a decision rendered by the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon and approved by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales on September 8, 2017, Reyes was dismissed with accessory penalties of cancellation of eligibility, barred from taking civil service examination, forfeiture of retirement benefits and perpetual disqualification for reemployment in government service.

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