A MUNICIPAL secretary in Catmon town, northern Cebu is facing trial for punching a councilor in a Sangguniang Bayan regular session last year.<\/p>\n
The Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas found probable cause to indict Arnold Duran on charges of direct assault.<\/p>\n
Duran was accused by town councilor Ceasar Coloscos of trying to hit him with a coffee mug and punching his head over a heated argument on July 26, 2011.<\/p>\n
In his complaint, Coloscos said he asked for corrections in the minutes of the meeting.<\/p>\n
He said the presiding officer ruled to note and add the corrections in the approved minutes.<\/p>\n
However,\u00a0 Duran refused since he allegedly did not hear the complainant utter the words that will be included in the corrections.<\/p>\n
Coloscos blamed the\u00a0 municipal secretary for not tape recording the proceedings which resulted in the discrepancy of the\u00a0 minutes.<\/p>\n
Coloscos\u00a0 asked whether the municipal secretary\u00a0 was dictating to the Sangguniang Bayan since\u00a0 he\u00a0 refused to comply with the ruling of the presiding officer.<\/p>\n
Duran then approached and pointed his finger at\u00a0 the councilor and allegedly\u00a0\u00a0 threw a coffee mug at\u00a0 him, narrowly missing the councilor.\u00a0\u00a0 Coloscos said Duran punched him in the head, but Duran denied it. \/REPORTER ADOR VINCENT S. MAYOL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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