Makati suspends Barangay Magallanes chairman

MANILA, Philippines – The Makati City Council has unanimously passed a resolution suspending Barangay Magallanes Chairman Jose Mari A. Alzona for 12 months on the grounds that he abused his authority by withholding the salaries of two barangay workers without due process.

By City Resolution No. 2024-048, the Council suspended Alzona for improperly withholding the salaries of Administrative Assistants Sarah Jane M. Cama and Robert P. Sunga, without proper notice and without asking for an explanation for the absences.

The two cases were consolidated and the Council’s Laws, Rules and Ethics Committee held a hearing at which evidence was presented and testimony was heard from both complainants and the respondent. Following the hearing, the committee recommended Alzona’s 12-month suspension and the Council passed the resolution on June 5.

The suspension is expected to take effect on June 20.