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Consolacion Mayor Avelino Gungob Sr. blinked.
He restored the power supply to the town's police station about 10 a.m. yesterday morning, nearly 48 hours after the police sation was without electricity.
He, however, said his decision to restore power to the police station had nothing to do with the threats of Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to file charges against him for grave abuse of authority.
But he warned the Capitol to stay away from the issue concerning him and the provincial police office.
Gungob said he just wanted to teach the Cebu provincial police officials a lesson for insulting him after they pulled out his bodyguards without prior notice.
He was told about the pullout through a fax message sent to his office.
“Everything is okay. I just expressed my anger but I ordered the power returned after I realized that it’s for the good of all, for the good of the community,” Gungob said in Cebuano.
He, however, warned that he would still demand the return of his two police bodyguards.
“This is just the first scene. I have other things that I plan to do in the coming days if my demand is not met,” Gungob said in Cebuano.
Cebu Provincial Police Chief Jesus Gaquing said he was happy that the mayor restored the power supply.
He asked the mayor not to do it again in the interest of public service and safety.
Gaquing also informed Governor Garcia that the telephone and electrical connections of the police station had been restored.
Still, Provincial Legal Officer Marino Martinquilla was ordered to gather data on the incident.
Martinquilla said he was waiting for Gaquing's sworn statement or that of the police station chief's, which they would use as basis to determine if there was a need to file charges against Gungob.
“We will be assisting the police in filing appropriate charges against mayor Gungob or the persons responsible for the loss of the police station’s telephone and electrical connection,” said Sepulveda.
Sepulveda said that Gaquing or the police chief, being the aggrieved party, could act as complainants against Gungob.
He said Garcia, who is the chairperson of the Peace and Order Council in the Central Visayas region, could also act as complainant.
Sepulveda said it may be best to file a complaint against Gungob before the Office of the Visayas Ombudsman.
He said that since the election period is already approaching, Provincial Board members may already be busy with their election preparations.
Garcia earlier said she planned to file a complaint against Gungob before the Provincial Board committee on ethics, which was the venue for complaints filed against elected officials in the province of Cebu.
But Gungob said that if charges would be filed against him, he would be ready to defend himself because he had not committed anything wrong.
“They have to prove it. If they make a move, I will also make a move,” he said in Cebuano.
Gungob claimed that the peace and order situation of the town was not affected after he cut off the power supply to the police station since some portions still had power connections.
