The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the indictment of Barili, Cebu mayor Teresito Mariñas after he was found to have appointed his brother, Aniceto Mariñas, as Human Resources Management Officer in 2007. Mariñas is facing charges before the Sandiganbayan for violating the prohibition on nepotism as provided in Section 59, Chapter 8 Title I Book V of Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987).
Records show that the mayor issued a Memorandum Order dated July 2007 evidencing the appointment of his brother to a position in the local government.
Under the Administrative Code of 1987, “all appointments in the national, provincial, city and municipal governments, made in favor of a relative of the appointing or recommending authority, or of the chief of the bureau or office, or of the persons exercising immediate supervision of him, are hereby prohibited.” The terms “relative” and “members of the family” are defined as those related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity.” ###