The suspended general manager of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) denies allegations that he showed bias in port operations, saying instead that the complainant misled the Office of the Ombudsman. CPA GM Francisco Comendador III disputes claims of grave misconduct and gross neglect of duty tied to complaints linked to Oriental Port and Allied Services Corp. (OPASCOR).
The Ombudsman orders Comendador’s preventive suspension for up to six months while the case is pending. In his response and motion for reconsideration, Comendador argues that the evidence against him is insufficient and that the complaint is not based on accurate representations of what occurred in port dealings.
Across the reporting, the main points remain consistent: Comendador is under preventive suspension, he contests the allegations, and he frames the dispute as a matter of misleading information presented to the Ombudsman rather than any improper or preferential conduct. No additional factual findings from the Ombudsman are presented in the accounts beyond the existence of the charges and the suspension order.
