Municipal Councilor Erano Timbang takes his oath as acting mayor of Bamban, Tarlac in rites officiated by Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Wednesday, 14 August 2024.
The oath taking comes a day after the Office of the Ombudsman ordered the dismissal of Mayor Alice Guo due to grave misconduct.
The Ombudsman also found Vice Mayor Leonardo Anunciacion and 11 other town officials guilty of conduct prejudicial to the best interest of service and were ordered suspended for three months. | PNA photos by Lloyd Caliwan