Local execs decry suspension over Chocolate Hills issue

At least two of eight suspended municipal mayors have voiced their sentiments, saying their suspension over the construction and operation of a vacation resort in the middle of Chocolate Hills in Bohol is unfair.

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Five barangays in the towns of Batuan and Carmen, who are members of the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) for Chocolate Hills - a UNESCO National Geological Monument - also expressed the same in separate interviews.

Carmen Mayor Conchita delos Reyes - who is serving her first term - said she is considering filing of a motion for reconsideration through her lawyers.

"I was shocked," delos Reyes said when she was served the order of suspension for six months without pay by the personnel of the Office of the Ombudsman.