DILG probes foreign travels

He said that the Capitol immediately complied with the directive, with staff from the Office of the Governor preparing and submitting the required documents before noon.

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The DILG's order covers the foreign trips of Catmon Mayor Avis Monleon, Compostela Mayor Felijur Quiño, Liloan Mayor Aljew Fernando Frasco, Pilar Mayor Manuel Santiago, Poro Mayor Edgar Rama, San Francisco Mayor Alfredo Arquillano Jr., Tudela Mayor Greman Solante, and Provincial Board Member Andrei Duterte.

Previous reports from The Freeman revealed that these officials had filed for FTA in September, of which Governor Pamela Baricuatro subsequently approved.

Their travel requests were reportedly for personal reasons but their trips coincided with the onslaught of Typhoon Tino and the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Cebu, prompting a state of calamity declaration across the province.