Distrito: Alejandrino’s dismissal vindicates me

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

BACOLOD City Councilor Caesar Distrito said the decision made by Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson dismissing council secretary Nilo Alejandrino from service vindicated him.

The disciplining officer of the City Council found Alejandrino liable to the charges filed against him by Distrito last October 25, 2011.

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With this, Alejandrino was dismissed from service, with the cancellation of eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits, and perpetual disqualification for reemployment in the government service.

Distrito said, “The dismissal was long overdue, although I understand that the disciplining authority, Vice Mayor Sayson and the investigating committee had to strictly observe and comply with the provisions of the Uniform Rules in Administrative Cases in the Civil Service (URACCS)."

“They had to contend the left and right motions filed by the camp of Alejandrino, and resolve the same, which were clearly made to delay the proceedings. I am satisfied with the decision as his failure to submit position paper was considered as a waiver on his part.

The decision also vindicated me, as it upheld my accusation that he clearly violated my rights when he shouted defamatory words, challenged me to a fight, threw a chair twice towards me and insulting my disability in violation of the magna carta against persons with disability.

I considered it as a triumph of sort for my advocacy in protecting people with disability that they should not be insulted or else they will suffer the same consequence,” Distrito said.

Alejandrino, for his part, said that he didn’t have a justice in the so-called Kangaroo Court, apparently referring to the proceedings taken by the Office of the Disciplining Authority or Vice Mayor Sayson.

Alejandrino said over ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol Negros Monday that it is the city mayor that has jurisdiction to decide on the termination of a government employee.

He received the order of dismissal last February 16, 2012 but he is questioning it. The dismissal is not yet final, as he still has 15 days to file his appeal before the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to hear and decide on the case.

“What we are questioning in the Civil Service Commission is the decision that was rendered by the Vice Mayor,” he said.

He believes that the truth will come out when this case is heard by the CSC.

“I am confident that my appeal with the CSC will be given justice because, in this kind of Kangaroo Court, I have not received any justice at all,” he said. (Carla N. Canet)