Bangui mayor’s hearing: SP poised to file indirect contempt raps vs witness

By Leilanie G. Adriano

Staff Reporter

Laoag City—Celso Ragudo, the principal witness who was supposed to pin down suspended Bangui Mayor Diosdado Garvida for indiscriminate firing may face indirect contempt of court charge if he does not appear during the hearing at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on June 24, 2014.

On June 17, 2014, Mr. Ragudo was supposed to be the last witness against Mr. Garvida in the SP’s third and supposedly final hearing of the administrative charge filed against the Bangui mayor. Mr. Ragudo however was a no-show.

In an affidavit Mr. Ragudo voluntarily filed at the SP, he said he saw Mr. Garvida fire his gun while attempting to stop unlicensed quarry operators at a private lot owned by Kremlin Alupay of Brgy. Taguipuro in Bangui, Ilocos Norte.

Mr. Ragudo, on June 17, though did not appear on the hearing even after the issuance of a subpoena by the provincial board.

Atty. Victor Corpuz, Mr. Alupay’s legal counsel, said they tried to convince Mr. Ragudo but for some unknown reason, their witness is now “evading” them.

In view of this, SP. member Atty. Vicentito Lazo recommended to the provincial board that indirect contempt of court be filed against Mr. Ragudo because he refused to show up during the hearing even if the SP issued a summons addressed to him.

“The subpoena should not be taken lightly. The SP has no contempt powers but under the rules of law, we can file a verified petition at the Regional Trial Court for indirect contempt against Ragudo,” Atty. Lazo said.

Ragudo is given until June 24 to comply with the SP subpoena or face the charge at the RTC.

Mr. Garvida was placed under a month-long preventive suspension since May 21 pending the hearing of the administrative charge.

The Bangui mayor was charged with misconduct and abuse of authority after he allegedly fired a gun while confronting an unlicensed quarry operator in April.

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