Philippines: Cagayan de Oro City Mayor welcomes recall

Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno is facing a recall launched by the majority of the city’s 80 barangay chairmen.

Under the Local Government Code of 1991, the majority members of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) could initiate, one year after the elections, a recall proceeding by gathering the signature of a certain percentage of voters, depending on the population of the locality.