City hall employees, especially those who hold offices adjacent to the mayor’s office in Cebu City, were surprised at what they’ve seen.
Now, the mayor’s office didn’t only look bare, but tiles, plumbing fixtures, even the partitions and doors were already removed.
Edgardo Ong, area security of the Cebu City Hall building, showed a copy of the certification from the office of the Department of General Services (DGS) that the removal was authorized.
The certification was signed by Ronaldo Malacora, the officer-in-charge of the DGS and issued on June 26.
Reports state that there were 27 people from a construction company who went up to the office on Thursday evening.
Cabinets, shelves, claddings, light and plumbing fixtures including the ceiling and floor works were all removed.
According to the certification, those were the personal properties of outgoing City Mayor Tomas Osmena.
Security guards did not bother to stop them since they were backed with an authorization.
Look at the photos here:
A tweet from CNN Philippines state that incoming mayor Edgar Labella plans to take action against the former mayor.
Camp of Cebu City's incoming mayor Edgar Labella plans to file charges against Osmeña and his staff for allegedly destroying the office | @dalegisrael
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) June 28, 2019
