Ombud suspends Mandaue bookkeeper
AN employee of the Mandaue City Treasurer’s Office was meted a one-month suspension without pay for failing to liquidate P180,000 in cash advances on time.
The Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas found Jim Balansag, a bookkeeper of the City Treasurer’s Office, guilty of misconduct.
In 2004, state auditors discovered that Balansag had outstanding cash advances of P180,000, which he failed to settle despite several demands.
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In his counter-affidavit, Balansag said he was requested to make cash advances for the development and planning of ornamental plants at the Marcelo Fernan Bridge mini-park.
Balansag managed to submit a liquidation report but a case was already filed with the anti-graft office. REPORTER ADOR VINCENT S. MAYOL
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