A suspension order was served against the mayor of Minglanilla, Cebu on Monday, February 2, 2026.

The suspension order includes the vice mayor and councilors who served in the previous term. 

“Today, a suspension order was served against myself, Vice Mayor Lani Peña, and all councilors who served in the previous term,” Minglanilla Mayor Rajiv Enad said in his Facebook account.

Enad said that the suspension order stemmed from a case regarding their decision on concerns affecting residents of Barangays Napo and Guindarohan where “ground cracks were observed and assessed to pose potential landslide risks.”

“I am sure that this development come as a shock to many, especially you, my beloved people whom I have served with utmost sincerity. But such is the life of public service, and politics: Sometimes doing what is hard and doing what is right are the same thing. If this is what I get from protecting Minglanilla, if this is the price of doing what’s right for my people, I would still stand firm with my resolve,” Enad added.

The mayor underscored that he respects the Office of the Ombudsman and the processes of the country’s institutions and will exhaust all legal remedies available. 

“For now, I will be away from my office for a full year, but I will be back, with the same intensity of love that I have for all of you, Minglanillahanons, and with the same firm commitment that I have for the betterment, and protection of our town,” Enad added. 

“In the meantime by operation of Law, Lheslen, our first councilor, will take the reins as mayor, and Councilor Mulot Laput will be our vice mayor. All the seats at the Council, meanwhile, will be vacant for a year unless otherwise legally filled in,” he said further.