POZORROBIO, Pangasinan —
Mayor Artemio Chan of this town is facing another legal battle for signing a
marriage certificate even though he did not officiate at the wedding.
The Office of the
Ombudsman filed charges against Chan for falsification of public documents
under Article 171 of the Revised Penal Code.
Based on the charge
sheet prepared by graft investigation and prosecution officer Maria Viviane
Cacho-Calicdan, Chan signed the marriage certificate of Andy dela Rosa and Mary
Jane Jovellanos who wed at the town hall on March 26, 2015.
Graft probers said
Chan’s son, Kelvin, who was vice mayor at the time, officiated at the wedding.
The ombudsman
recommended bail of P24,000.
The ombudsman ordered
the dismissal of Chan last year for signing the marriage certificate of another
couple whose wedding on March 14, 2016 was officiated by a casual employee of
the municipal government.
The penalty was later
downgraded to a suspension for nine months.
The ombudsman also suspended
the municipal employee, Daniel Sarmiento Jr., for conduct prejudicial to the
best interest of the service.
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