FOR allegedly having a drinking session while on official travel, five employees of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) of Negros Occidental are under investigation.
Atty. Alberto Nellas Jr. said yesterday, July 25, that the employees including a division head, three engineers and a staff member have been issued with show cause orders so that they can explain their side.
A formal complaint for Misuse of Government Property and Grave Misconduct was filed by a Capitol employee who serviced them while on official travel to Victorias City on July 15, 2022.
The complainant, a driver, claimed that he waited for the respondents until 8 p.m. but was later informed that they were at a restaurant allegedly having a drinking session.
The senior employee allegedly uttered bad words against the driver when he informed them that he waited for them.
Nellas said that the division head involved could face additional charges for conduct unbecoming because of allegedly bad mouthing the employee.
“We will be getting their side and they have to answer the investigation report against them," Nellas said.
He refused to name the employees pending investigation.*