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OMB-C-2024-0962

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Nepotism — appointment of relatives to key provincial government positions in violation of Civil Service rules — 14 identified relatives

Case Stage Progress

Stage 14 of 22: draft resolution

Case Information
Complaint IDOMB-2024-0035
Docket NumberOMB-C-2024-0962
Date Received5/2/2024
Sourceemail
Case Typenepotism
Statusfor resolution
Prioritymedium
Priority Score58
Completeness90%
RegionRegion VIII
Amount Involved₱12,000,000
Primary Respondent
NameGov. Herminio Dalisay, SP Member Catalina Dalisay (Fictionalized)
PositionGovernor / Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member
AgencyProvincial Government of Samar
Rankelective official
Gov't Branchlgu
ComplainantAtty. Abelardo Santos (citizen-lawyer)
Complainant Typecitizen
Allegations & Details

Nature of Complaint

Nepotism — appointment of relatives to key provincial government positions in violation of Civil Service rules — 14 identified relatives

Alleged Acts or Omissions

Appointment of spouse, children, siblings, and in-laws to various positions in the provincial government, circumventing CSC eligibility requirements through casual and contractual appointments, creation of unnecessary plantilla positions

Date of Incident2022-07-01
Place of IncidentProvincial Capitol, Catbalogan City, Samar
Project—