Ombudsman reinstates dismissed Zamboanga del Norte town mayor

SINDANGAN, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, Philippines — Mayor Rosendo Labadlabad was back in his post as this town’s top executive on Monday, after the Office of the Ombudsman reversed its decision barely six months ago dismissing him from service for allegedly holding “illegal cockfights.” In a decision signed by Graft Investigation and Prosecution Officer Jefferson Santiago