MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of suspended Albay Gov. Grex Lagman for the alleged protection money he received, purportedly from jueteng operators.

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — Barely a week since he resumed his post after serving a six-month suspension, Albay Gov. Edcel Greco “Grex” Lagman had to step down from office anew.

The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed Albay governor Edcel Greco “Grex” Lagman from his post due to grave misconduct in connection with accepting payola or payoff from jueteng, an illegal numbers ...

THE Ombudsman dismissed the Albay provincial governor for grave misconduct for receiving protection money from “jueteng” operators, a type of gambling in the Philippines. The decision dated Jan. 28, ...

In a separate order, the Ombudsman ordered the dismissal of Albay Gov. Edcel Greco “Grex” Lagman after finding him guilty of grave misconduct for allegedly receiving “payola” or protection ...

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THE Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed Grex Lagman as Albay governor in a decision finding him guilty of grave misconduct. Its 15-page decision was approved on April 10 by Deputy Ombudsman for ...

At least two weeks before the May 12 midterm elections, Albay in Bicol has a full-fledged provincial leader after then vice governor Baby Glenda Ong-Bongao was formally declared governor. Ong-Bongao ...

Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda said the Phivolcs (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) Modernization Act that was signed into law only recently by President Ferdinand Marcos ...