LAOAC – The feud between Councilor Patricio Rebugio and Mayor Gregorio Tabayoyong took another turn for the worst when the former chided the latter for unilaterally increasing the cost of lots in the municipal cemetery by 100 per cent.

Rebugio said Tabayoyong increased cemetery lot to P60,000 each from P3,000 by virtue of an executive order,  without the benefit of a duly approved ordinance emanating from the Sangguniang Bayan making life more painful and excruciating for relatives of the dead.

He said the increase can only be possible if the SB amends the municipal tax code.

This was the reason why Rebugio filed an administrative complaint against the mayor before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and later before the Department of Interior and Local Government.

      Under the Local Government Code, it is the legislative body that increases fees by virtue of a duly approved ordinance and not the executive such as a municipal mayor, Rebugio said.

Saying that the mayor did not consult his advisers when he unilaterally increased municipal fees, Rebugio accused Tabayoyong of being insensitive to the plight of the poor people who are the ones who would be affected most.

       Rebugio is now compiling and gathering more evidence against the mayor for the possible filing of criminal cases against the latter. – APE

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