DICT Undersecretary Almirol suspended for 6 months over alleged conflicts of interest
Philippine Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for e-Government David Almirol Jr. has been preventively suspended without pay for six months by the Ombudsman over alleged conflicts of interest involving government contracts worth approximately P1.55 billion. The suspension stems from an internal audit report and allegations that Almirol did not divest from his former company ties.
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