MOALBOAL MAYOR DISMISSED
Manila, Nov. 19, 1997 - Ombudsman Aniano Desierto has ordered the dismissal of Mayor Alfredo Marcelo Abrenica of Moalboal, Cebu, for involvement in the killing of a resort owner.
Jerome Goodman, owner of a resort in Moalboal, was shot and killed on November 8, 1996 by the mayor's bodyguards, allegedly upon orders of Abrenica.
The shooting incident followed an altercation over a billboard the victim wanted to put up beside a public road leading to his resort.
Reported by: Sol Jose Vanzi
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