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MANILA, Philippines – After weeks of tension and confusion in the provincial capitol, Vice Governor Rhodora Cadiao officially assumed office as governor of Antique on Tuesday, February 2.
Cadiao replaced Liberal Party (LP) member Exequiel Javier, who was disqualified due to his decision to suspend a town mayor in 2013. Provincial board member Edgar Denosta took over as vice governor.
Cadiao, who belongs to the opposition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), said in a text mesage that director Anthony Nuyda of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region VI personally delivered the writ of execution at 11:30 am.
She added that the officials posted the order on Javier’s office, as “nobody wanted to receive it.”
Commission on Elections (Comelec) assistant regional director Tomas Valera and Antique provincial election supervisor Roberto Salazar accompanied Nuyda in serving the order, said DILG-Region VI legal officer Cedrick Jaranilla.
Cadiao had taken her oath of office on Thursday, January 29, to prevent a “vacuum of leadership” when the writ of execution issued by the Comelec “lapsed after 5 days.”
But at the time of her oath, the DILG said that Javier was still the governor, as the order has yet to be implemented.
The Comelec issued the writ on January 23 ordering Javier to “cease and desist” from functioning as governor following his disqualification and the annulment of his proclamation.
Javier was disqualified by the Comelec on the basis of coercion of a subordinate. He had suspended Valderrama town mayor Mary Joyce Roquero, a political rival, in January 2013.
The suspension of Roquero within the election period of the 2013 midterm polls was also prohibited under the Omnibus Election Code. The disqualification case was filed by Javier’s 2013 gubernatorial opponent, Cornelio Aldon, and former Valderrama mayor Raymundo Roquero. – Rappler.com
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