BAAO, Camarines Sur: The Office of the Ombudsman ordered dismissal from the service of Mayor Melquiades Gaite of this town after it recommended the filing of a graft case against him over an allegedly anomalous lease contract agreement for a public market.

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales approved findings of Graft Investigation and Prosecution Officer Maricel Quilates against Gaite for grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service, as well as cancelation of his “eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits, perpetual disqualification from holding public office, and bar from taking civil service examinations.”

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