TUGUEGARAO CITY: The city mayor here has agreed to step down as a result of the 90-day preventive suspension imposed upon him by the Sandiganbayan.

Mayor Jefferson Soriano was suspended on October 13, 2013 because of the controversial helicopter purchase of the Philippine National Police (PNP) during his stint as deputy director general in 2009.

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