Ombudsman files graft vs Cebu town mayor, vice mayor, 11 others

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman filed graft charges against a mayor, vice mayor, 10 Sangguniang Bayan members, and the municipal administrator of Minglanilla town in Cebu for allegedly blocking a rehabilitation bid to a quarry site, a move the charged chief executive said was done to “protect” the town residents.

State prosecutors ...