Lawyers from the Provincial Legal Office, Atty. Flornelio Ediza and Atty. Isis Capangpangan, formally endorse before the Office of the Ombudsman the administrative charges filed by Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia against officials of the Bureau of Animal Industry on March 29, 2023. | Text and photo courtesy of Capitol PIO
The respondents in the governor’s eight-page complaint included officials from the central and regional offices of BAI. “Despite my orders, BAI personnel continued to implement their culling and zoning map police to the prejudice of the hog raisers not only in the City of Carcar but in the whole province of Cebu,” explained Garcia.
The provincial government also issued a memorandum, reminding national government agencies, including the DA and its bureaus, to coordinate with local government units “in planning and implementation of their projects or policies.”