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The Official Publication of the Department of the Interior and Local GovernmentRegion XIII (Caraga)

Caraga Ready for BUB 2015

By Bryan F. Edulzura

February 2015

LEGAL OPINION
FACT:

Butuan City The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 13, is all set to implement the Bottom Up Budgeting (BUB) 2015. With around 800 individual projects totaling to P 1.004
billion, to be implemented by the participating agencies, the Department
engages more community mobilizers to assist LGUs and communities
in implementing and monitoring BUB projects.
We double the number of Community Mobilizers (CM) to assist
Caraga Regions 73 Local Government Units (LGUs) to implement the
BUB projects. From 6 CMs we hired in the first semester of 2014, we
increased it to 13 CMs in 2015, DILG Regional Director Lilibeth A.
Famacion said. We value the importance of organizing the communities to deepen their participation and improve the efficiency in reaching
the poor. These are the very essence of the BUB process, RD
Famacion stressed.

On March 22, 2015, a Municipal Mayor in Agusan

del Norte received an order from the Office of the
Ombudsman ordering his good office to implement
the Decision suspending a Punong Barangay within
his area of responsibility. The dispositive portion of
the Decision reads:
HON. XXX, incumbent Municipal Mayor of
XXX, Agusan del Norte, is directed to implement the penalty of Suspension for one (1)
month without pay against XXX, within ten (10)
days from receipt hereof, and to submit to this
Office, within the same period, a Compliance
Report indicating the Docket Number of this
case.

QUERY:
1.
2.

Can the suspension be made effective on April

1, 2015?
Is there any implication if the Municipal Mayor
will not obey the order of the Ombudsman?

BUB 2015 (page 2)

See Findings in page 8

In This Issue

DILG 13 Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion jumpstarting BUB 2015 with ferocity.

San Vicentes (Butuan City)

Secure Spot in LTIA 2014

LGRRC 13 DRR Engagement with

CSOs

DILG13 Inks MOA for Cinemoble

Project III

Caraga Launches Operation Listo!

Caraga SGH 2014 Passers

CSIS Utilization Conferences

DILG XIII Director Lilibeth A.

Famacion is now Career Executive
Service Officer (CESO) III, as published by the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) on March 17,
2015. There are 3 other CESOs in
DILG 13, i.e. PD Pedrito P. Alacaba
of Surigao del Sur (CESO V); PD
Romeo A. Solis Agusan del Norte and
concurrent City Director of Butuan
City (CESO V) and LGOO VII Charissa T. Guerta, Chief of Local Government Capacity Development Division
(LGCDD) who is CES Eligible.

BUB 2015 (Continued from page 1)

For 2015, all cities and municipalities will receive at least P12.5 million worth
of projects. This money will be used to fund community-determined, anti-poverty
interventionssuch as agriculture and fisheries support, potable water supply,
public healthcare, local access road, basic education, and disaster preparedness
and response. These projects were identified and unanimously endorsed by the
Local Poverty Reduction Action Team (LPRAT) which is composed of 50% LGU
Representatives and 50% Civil Society Organizations.
Now on its 4th year, Bottom Up Budgeting (BUB) puts emphasis on the
deepening participation of stakeholders in public spending. The BUB seeks to
amplify the voice of the grassroots in the allocation and management of public
funds, as well as to promote a greater sense of understanding and ownership of
the budgeting process among the public.
This year, we will face another challenge as we implement the projects; but
with the engagement of community mobilizers and support from the participating
agencies, LGUs and civil society organizations, we are ready for the 2015 BUB
run, Marilou Autor-Salado, DILG-BUB Regional Focal Person, proudly declares.

San Vicente,
Butuan tops
2014 LTIA
By Lolita H. Savaria

Barangay San Vicente of Butuan City

made it again to the top 3 highly urbanized barangays in the Philippines
that demonstrate exemplary performance in settling disputes at the
grassroots level.
This is after the performance and
accomplishments of the Lupong Tagapamayapa of San Vicente were
evaluated by composite committees
organized at the city and regional levels on the basis of efficiency of operations; effectiveness in securing the
Katarungang Pambarangay objectives
and creativity and resourcefulness of
mediators.
Being the Regional Awardee, it is
now qualified for the national search
and has been shortlisted for the top
performing Lupong Tagapamayapa
from among the 42,028 barangays
nationwide.
It can be recalled that San Vicente
is the reigning Lupong Tagapamayapa
Incentive Awards (LTIA) grand winner
of the highly urbanized category for the
last two years since 2012. With this
development, it has a chance of garnering the grand slam for winning in
three consecutive years.
Dir. Lilibeth Famacion of DILG
Caraga recognized the efforts of the
Lupon members, Two thumbs up for
Punong Barangay Raul Carampatana
for leading the pool of performers in
the barangay Famacion said.

The oversight agencies of BUB 2015 are Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), National
Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and National Anti-Poverty Commission
(NAPC). The participating agencies are Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Agriculture (DA), National Irrigation Administration
(NIA), Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Health (DOH), Department of
Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Education
(DepEd), National Electrification Administration (NEA) and Local Government
Support Fund (LGSF).
Full list of 2015 BUB projects can be viewed at www.caraga.dilg.gov.ph and
www.dbm.gov.ph.

The Lupong Tagapamayapa of Brgy. San

Vicente with PB Raul Carampatana.

Commitment Collage of Caraganons manifesting support and commitment to the Listo Program.

Regional Directors

NOTES

This year is going to be a challenging year for us in the DILG.

2015 is the year many have set targets for. The ASEAN integration and
even Millennium Development Goals
are but a couple. Working for government, targets and commitments
are naturally recurring things. So we
go for higher targets for our programs, especially the Bottom-Up
Budgeting.

Caraga Launches Operation Listo!

By Bryan F. Edulzura
Butuan City The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
Region XIII and the Local Government Academy (LGA) conducted the Regional Launching and Orientation on Operation Listo: Tamang Paghahanda, Tamang Aksyon last January 29, 2015 in this city.
Operation Listo is DILGs response to the continuing threat of natural disasters that confront LGUs. With the advent of Climate Change, we do not
want to Miss Again our disaster preparedness efforts, just like what happen to Yolanda in 2013. While we are already armed with information on
lessons learned from Typhoon Sendong and Pablo in 2011 and 2012 respectively, Yolanda left with thousands of casualties. We do not want it to happen again, ever, DILG 13 Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion, said.

But despite the challenges the year

poses, we are still very hopeful.
Things remain promising. We have
had several gains in 2014 and we
will use the momentum weve build
up to keep on track.

Among the highlights of the event was the launching of the Operation Listo
Manual. The manual contains checklists for early preparations for local
chief executives and other key personnel in the LGU that will help determine the readiness of LGU in times of disaster. It will also assist them in the
formulation of their respective disaster preparedness plans.

And so we push on. The first quarter

has just ended, but we have many
things to do. Many things to look
forward to.

Present during the launch were key personnel from the DILG, Mr. Slvester Z.
Barrameda, Jr. of the Local Government Academy, officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) as well as
officials from the selected member agencies of the Regional Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Region XIII.

LILIBETH A. FAMACION, CESO III

Regional Director

After the regional launching, the Department will conduct the remaining
components of the program such as Provincial Convergence Action Planning, the Disaster Preparedness Dialogue and WemBoree (for the youth)
until May, this year.

73 OF 78 Caraga LGUs Pass SGH 2014

Butuan City The Department of the Interior and
Local Government (DILG) Region XIII announced on
February 20, 2015 that there are 73 out of 78 local government units (LGUs) in the region that passed the assessment of the CY 2014 Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) under the Seal of Good Local Governance
(SGLG).

After the assessment, it was calibrated by the DILG Provincial and Regional Directors before it was submitted to the
DILG Central Office for national calibration.
The assessment is finally completed and the list of
passers can be accessed in the DILG Central Office websitewww.dilg.gov.ph and
DILG
13
website www.caraga.dilg.gov.ph. Such will be the basis for the
issuance of the GFH Certification for loan purposes and
accessing other national program windows, subject to specific guidelines.

The GFH, a component of the SGLG, is formerly

known as the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) which
the Department initiated in 2010. GFH and SGH apply
the same minimum criteria, namely: Unqualified or
Qualified COA Opinion and Compliance with the Full
Disclosure Policy (FDP).

The GFH Certification is a requirement for local governments in accessing loans pursuant to Local Finance
Circular No. 1-2012, and in accessing national program
windows like the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BuB) Program and
the SALINTUBIG Program pursuant to DILG Memorandum
Circular No. 2013-066. Dir. Famacion said when asked on
the importance of the GFH.

For an LGU to be a recipient of the SGLG, it should

pass all three core assessments namely GFH, Disaster
Preparedness and Social Protection. It should also pass
one of the three essential assessments namely Business Friendliness and Competitiveness, Environmental
Protection and Law & Order and Public Safety.

LGUs that failed to pass the GFH should not lose

hope. If a failure is due to FDP, they have the opportunity
to comply with the FDP and avail of the After Assessment
Compliance pursuant to DILG Memorandum Circular No.
2014-13 dated February 6, 2014 to secure the GFH Certification without waiting for the next assessment period. However, if failure is due to COA Opinion, the LGU has to coordinate with COA to settle the negative findings in order to
secure either Unqualified or Qualified COA Opinion for the
next COA Audit Report.

DILG 13 Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion

said that the assessment was conducted on July to
August 2014 through cross-posting method by the Regional Assessment Teams (RATs) composed of DILG
Field Officers, representatives from the Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) and National Government Agencies (NGAs). The DILG field officers together with the
members of the assessment teams were assigned in
other LGUs to avoid biases during the assessment.

PERSONNEL MOVEMENTS

Retirement
DATE

DILG 13 Regional Director Lilibeth

Famacion, CESO IV and JPIC-IDC, Inc. Executive Director Rev. Fr. Anthony S. Salas
signing the Memorandum of Agreement for
Cinemobile Project Phase III last Jan. 16,
2015 in Butuan City.

DILG-13, JPIC-IDCI Ink

Cinemobile P-III MOA
By Jason Ryan R. Lam
January 16, 2015To strengthen its fight
against trafficking in persons, the Justice, Peace
and Integrity of Creation Integrated Development Center (JPIC-IDC, Inc.) entered into a
memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the
Department of the Interior and Local Govern-

NAME

FROM

1/15/2015 ADA IV Fernando A. Ruaza

DILG SDS

1/30/2015 LGOO VI Cecilia B. Besona

DILG RO

Resignation
DATE

3/1/2015

NAME

FROM

ADASST II Eric James G. Brasileo

DILG RO

Study Grants (PAHRODF)

DATE

NAME

FROM

TO

1/2/2015 to LGOO VI Jocelyn C. Jayoma

DILG RO

Australia

1/2/2015 to LGOO V Emmylou P. Burias

DILG RO

Australia

ment (DILG)Region 13 for Cinemobile Project

III covering the cities of Butuan, Cabadbaran

and Bayugan and the municipalities of Nasipit,
Bunawan and Prosperidad in the provinces of
Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur as pilot
LGUs for the project.
The partnership highlights capacity development of the Local Committee Against Trafficking

New Hires
DATE

NAME

POSITION

OS

1/1/2015

Celso G. Almirol

BUB CM
DILG RO
(Contractual)

1/1/2015

Demelyn E. Boniza

BUB CM
DILG SDN
(Contractual)

1/6/2015

Oneil Lantaca

Driver
DILG BXU
(Contractual)

1/6/2015

Janifer C. Casimero

Driver
DILG SDS
(Contractual)

2/2/2015

Johan Jake M. Aliguay

ENGR
DILG RO
(Contractual)

2/2/2015

Aileen M. Villacorta

and Violence Against Women and their Children

(LCAT-VAWC), and monitoring of its functionality to ensure protection of women and children
against, and prevention of, human trafficking.
Cinemobile Project III is a continuation of

the JPIC-IDCIs project in partnership with Karl

Kubel Stiftung fur Kind und Familie (KKS) of
Germany. The implementation period will be up
to 45 months from year 2014 to 2017. The target
groups of the project are the 4 out of 5 pillars of
criminal justice specifically the law enforcement,
prosecution, courts/judges and the community
as represented by the local government councils, NGOs and peoples organizations which
contribute to the prevention of trafficking in per-

2/16/2015 Jolaiza S. Rezus

sons.

ADA VI

DILG SDS

Acct II

DILG RO

CSU, FSUU, PNU, SDSSU Present CSIS Findings

By Don Manuelo O. Patrimonio

Surigao City by PNU-Mindanao Campus and Saint Paul UniversitySurigao, respectively. And throughout October of 2014, these
four (4) LRIs conducted the CSIS for the remaining cities in Caraga Region.

Caraga State University (CSU), Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU), Philippine Normal University
Mindanao Campus (PNU) and Surigao del Sur State University (SDSUU) presented the findings of the Citizen Satisfaction Index System (CSIS) for Cabadbaran City, Butuan City, Bayugan City and Tandag City, respectively,
throughout the month of March, this year.

Completed in 2015, the Citizen Satisfaction Reports were

generated and presented to the LGUs during a series of Utilization Conferences to determine the level of appreciation of stakeholders on and encourage the utilization of the CSIS data in coming up with strategies and necessary interventions to improve
delivery of services.

The CSIS is a survey instrument designed to collect

and generate relevant citizens feedback on local governments service delivery performance, in terms of citizens
awareness and availment, as well as their general satisfaction. It looks into the LGUs performance in the areas
of health services, support to education, social services,
infrastructure, governance, agriculture, environmental
management and tourism promotion.

The Utilization Conference was first held for Butuan City on

March 17 at the Butuan City Hall, then in Tandag City at the Seasons Park Inn on March 19, then in Bayugan City at the Bayugan
City Hall on March 25, and lastly in Cabadbaran City on March 27
at the Peoples Government Center, Cabadbaran City.

The CSIS was developed by the Bureau of Local Government Supervision (BLGS) of the Department of the
Interior and Local Government, and facilitated by the different DILG Regional Offices, tapping Local Resource
Institutes (LRIs) to administer the tool to all cities across
the country, from 2013-2015.

Local officials, functionaries responsible for the deli very of

the eight (8) service areas assessed, representatives of the Civil
Society Organizations (CSOs) and other stakeholders were invited during the utilization conferences.

In 2013, the CSIS was conducted in Bislig City and

[The CSIS is a] good and effective tool to enhance

our services to our constituents, to track if they are
really satisfied. There are a lot of things [for us] to
improve, as weve seen. We are thankful [for] this tool
since this is all for the development. We signed this
pledge of commitment aron matagbaw ang atong
lumulupyo sa taga Bayugan.
Vice Mayor Charles Anggayong
Bayugan City, March 25, 2015

The data presented here is really the prevailing

sentiment of the people. Generally, that is their
situation. So as far as the areas where we are
low, there is a need for us to intervene, thanks
to CSU and DILG for giving as the data that
will become the bases for our action.
Mayor Dale Corvera
Cabadbaran City, March 27, 2015

It is a great challenge for us in the government to

improve our delivery of services to benefit our
clients. Quoting Jesse Robredo, A public servant is
like a candle, it consumes itself for the sake of
others.
CPDC and Ex-Mayor Alexander T. Pimentel
Tandag City, March 25, 2015.

This can be used in for evidenced-based planning. we are happy that we have this. Now we know where we can improve that will make
our constituents more satisfied. We can use this to support or back up program proposals for programs that are relevant to the people.
Engr. Antenedo E. Milloren
Butuan City, March 17, 2015

DILG 13 Engages CSOs for

Disaster Risk Reduction
By : LGOO V Marilou Autor Salado

MSAC members with CSOs from Butuan Evangelical Ministers Association (BEMA),
Save Mindanao Volunteers Incorporated (SMVI), Sibog Katawhan Alang sa Paglambo (SIKAP), PhilGrassroots-ERDF, Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Network
(PDRRN), and the Philippine Red Cross.
BUTUAN CITY The Department of
the Interior and Local Government
Caraga Region (DILG 13) initiated a
collaborative meeting of its MultiStakeholders
Advisory
Council
(MSAC) members and Civil Society
Organizations concerned on DRR/
CCA activities last March 20, 2015 at
Almont City Hotel, this city.
The MSAC is the advisory body
of DILGs Local Governance Regional
Resource
Center
(LGRRC)its
knowledge hub on local governance
and special thematic areas. It is composed of National Government Agencies, Non-Government Organizations
and academic institutions and is dynamically extending its network for
collaborators and partners in development work in the field of local governance.
With the stalwart support of Director Lilibeth A. Famacion, the meeting was initiated through the DILG 13
- LGRRC as a pro-active strategy to
continually improve its services
through expansion of its network and
linkages, particularly with members of
the
Multi-Stakeholders
Advisory
Council (MSAC) and stakeholders
from the Civil Society Organizations
that are concerned on Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management.

It was intended to fill the current

need for a unified action to mitigate, prepare and respond to natural calamities,
which is apparent in the increase of DRRrelated priority projects identified by the
grassroots community from all 73 cities
and municipalities of the region under the
Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB) program.
A year prior, LGRRC-13 initiated an
interface meeting with the MSAC members and various CSOs last September
2014. The DRR interventions provided by
the CSOs to the Local Government Units
in Region XIII were mapped out during
that meeting.
The resulting collaborative efforts for
DRR-CCA are hoped to be propelled by
various strategies agreed during the
meeting, i.e. (1) the creation of a TWG to
come up a Regional Climate Condition
based on Scientific-Based information
that will serve as DRR database for all
planning activities in the region was
agreed; (2) harmonization of training
modules on community-based DRRM; (3)
partnerships for the DILGs Seal of Good
Local Government (SGLG) Assessment,
particularly on the Seal of Disaster Preparedness component; and (4) partnerships with the Department of Science and
Technology (DOST) and the Philippine
Red Cross for technical advice on the
standards of DRR-related equipment,
including maintenance and utilization.
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BARANGAY
ASSEMBLY DAY

Proclamati on No. 260 dat ed

September 30, 2011 amended
Proclamati on No. 342 seri es of
2003 and declar ed t he las t Saturday of March and the s econd
Sunday of October of every year
as Barangay Assembly Days.
This mandat e is i n accor dance
with Sections 397 and 398 of
Republic Act 7160 ot herwise
known as the Local Gover nment
Code ( LGC) of 1991 whi ch requir e the bar angay assembly t o
meet twice a year, to hear and
discuss the semestral r eport of
the Sangguniang Bar angay concerning its activities and finances as well as pr obl ems affecting
the bar angay.
The i nstitutionalization of
bar angay assembl y day nationwide is one of t he major c omponent pr ogr ams of the Biyaheng
Pinoy: Tapat na Pal akad Bayang
Maunl ad launc hed on October
10, 2010 by t he Department of
the I nteri or and Loc al Government (DILG). W ith this, the Department conti nues to establis h
mechanisms
that
hel p
in
strengt heni ng the compli ance of
LGUs t o such codal pr ovi sions.
The c onduct of r egul ar monit oring as well as participati on t o
bar angay assemblies are one of
thes e mec hanisms.
Per DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2015 -24 dat ed March
5, 2013 and i n cons onance wit h
Proclamati on No. 260 the Synchroni zed Barangay Ass embly
Day f or the First Semester of
this
year
was
schedul ed
on Mar ch 28, 2015 with the
theme Isaalang -alang ang Kapakanan ng Inyong Bar angay
Aktibong Makiisa sa Asembliya!.

PB Gilberto Enriquez addressing his constituents during

the March 28, 2015 barangay assembly in Brgy.
Doongan, Butuan City, together with the Barangay Council, DILG XIII RD Lilibeth Famacion, OIC-ARD Donald
Seronay and DILG Butuan City Director Romeo Solis.

L E G AL O P I N I O N
FOR FACT AND QUERRIES IN PAGE 1

OPINION (RLO 2015-005):

1.

2.

No. The Decision states that it be implemented within ten (10) days from receipt.
Since it was received on March 12, 2015, it
shall be implemented until March 22,
2015. April 1, 2015 appears to be way beyond the prescribed period.
Yes. Section 15 (3) of R.A. 6770 or the
Ombudsman Act of 1989 states:

BY ATTY IV ALLEN M. GASULAS

Editorial Board
required by law, and recommend his
removal, suspension, demotion, fine,
censure, or prosecution, and ensure
compliance therewith; or enforce its
disciplinary authority as provided in
Section 21 of this Act: provided, that
the refusal by any officer without
just cause to comply with an order

Section 15. Powers, Functions and Du-

of the Ombudsman to remove, sus-

ties. The Office of the Ombudsman

pend, demote, fine, censure, or pros-

shall have the following powers, func-

ecute an officer or employee who is

tions and duties:

at fault or who neglects to perform

an act or discharge a duty required

(3) Direct the officer concerned to

by law shall be a ground for discipli-

take appropriate action against a

nary action against said officer;

public officer or employee at fault or

(Emphasis ours)

who neglect to perform an act or

discharge a duty required by law,
and recommend his removal, suspension, demotion, fine, censure, or
prosecution, and ensure compliance
therewith; or enforce its disciplinary
authority as provided in Section 21
of this Act: provided, that the refusal
by any officer without just cause to
comply with an order of the Ombudsman to remove, suspend, demote, fine, censure, or prosecute an
officer or employee who is at fault or
who neglects to perform an act or
discharge a duty required by law
shall be a ground for disciplinary
action against said officer; (Emphasis
ours)
Also, Sections 3 (e) and 9 of R.A. 3019 of
the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act:

Section 15. Powers, Functions and Duties. The Office of the Ombudsman shall
have the following powers, functions and
duties:
(3) Direct the officer concerned to take
appropriate action against a public officer or employee at fault or who neglect
to perform an act or discharge a duty

Section 3. Corrupt practices of public

officers. In addition to acts or omissions
of public officers already penalized by
existing law, the following shall constitute corrupt practices of any public officer and are hereby declared to be unlawful:
(e) Causing any undue injury to any
party, including the Government, or
giving any private party any unwarranted benefits, advantage or preference in the discharge of his official
administrative or judicial functions
through manifest partiality, evident
bad faith or gross inexcusable negligence. This provision shall apply to
officers and employees of offices or
government corporations charged
with the grant of licenses or permits
or other concessions.

Section 9. Penalties for violations. (a)

Any public officer or private person
committing any of the unlawful acts or
omissions enumerated in Sections 3, 4, 5
and 6 of this Act shall be punished with
imprisonment for not less than one year
nor more than ten years, perpetual disqualification from public office, and
confiscation or forfeiture in favor of the
Government of any prohibited interest
and unexplained wealth manifestly out
of proportion to his salary and other
lawful income.

LILIBETH A. FAMACION, CESO IV

Regional Director
DONALD A. SERONAY
OIC-Asst. Regional Director/CAD
Members:
PD Romeo A. Solis
PD Arleen Ann R. Sanchez
PD Pedrito P. Alacaba
PD Domingo E. Bulabog
PD John Reyl L. Mosquito
Don Manuelo O. Patrimonio, LGOO II
Issue Editor
Advisers:
Lucia B. Garrido, SAO
Ray Gregory F. Jaranilla, LGMED Chief
Charissa T. Guerta, LGCDD Chief
Contributors:
Lolita H. Savaria, DILG RO
Bryan F. Edulzura, DILG RO
Atty. Allen M. Gasulas, DILG RO
Marilou Autor-Salado, DILG RO
Jason Ryan R. Lam, DILG RO
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(b) Any public officer violation any of the

provisions of Section 7 of this Act shall be
punished by a fine of not less than one
hundred pesos nor more than one thousand pesos, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and
imprisonment, at the discretion of the
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The violation of said section proven in a
proper administrative proceeding shall be
sufficient cause for removal or dismissal of
a public officer, even if no criminal prosecution is instituted against him.