THE Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of Southern Leyte Governor Damian Mercado and several others after it found them administratively liable for grave misconduct in connection with the procurement of three vehicles in 2007 when he was mayor of Maasin City.

Likewise found administratively liable and ordered dismissed were then-Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Chairman Crispin Arong Jr.; then-BAC Vice Chairperson Feorillo Demeterio Jr., and; then-BAC members Anecito Narit, Benjase Lumen and Consuelo Ladrera.

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