Manila International Airport (MIAAO) Senior Assistant General Manager Bryan Co will take the helm of the company as officer-in-charge after its chief, Cesar Chiong, was positioned below preventive suspension by the Ombudsman.
According to GMA Integrated News’ reporter Joseph Morong’s tweet, Co was designated as officer-in-charge of MIAA on Wednesday after the company’s board permitted his designation in a gathering this morning.
On Tuesday, Chiong introduced that he was put below preventive suspension on account of a grievance alleging he dedicated grave abuse of authority.
Based on the Ombudsman’s order, Chiong together with MIAA Acting Assistant General Manager Irene Montalbo have been positioned below preventive suspension for alleged grave abuse of authority and grave misconduct.
The Ombudsman stated that Chiong seems to have abused his authority when he designated Montalbo as assistant common supervisor for finance and administration regardless of the latter’s unsatisfactory score and when he reassigned about 285 MIAA staff.
The MIAA chief, nevertheless, is assured he will probably be cleared from the allegations.
“I am confident of being vindicated and cleared in the end, after I am allowed to present my side as a result of my vision and plan to improve airport efficiency and the financial standing of the authority,” stated Chiong. —Ted Cordero/ VAL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
