Jane Cajes Yap

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Jane Cajes-Yap
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Mayor of Tagbilaran
Assumed office
30 June 2022 [1]

Cajes has been honored by numerous award-giving bodies for her outstanding accomplishments as a youth leader. Incredibly attractive, Cajes has been named one of the country's "Twenty-five Hottest Young Personalities Under Twenty-Five" in 2010. She has also been the conferred as one of "The Outstanding Young Men" (TOYM) under the youth leadership category in 2010, a recognition of great prestige given by Junior Chamber International Philippines (formerly Philippine Jaycees). Moreover, Cajes was chosen as one of five recipients of 2009 "Outstanding Youth Leader Award" by the Office of the President in Malacañang.

Controversies

In April 2010, Cajes was charged before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas in Cebu City for the lack of transparency in her various financial dealings as SK National President and for supposedly flaunting her wealth. [9] However, Cajes denied the charges, claiming that allegations are part of a black propaganda orchestrated by their political opponents. [10]

During the SK National Congress 2010 held from July 28 to 30, 2010 in Panglao, Bohol, the participants urged Cajes to present financial statements during her term. [11] The local newspapers in Bohol reported that the SK members claimed they already demanded for the financial report which Cajes failed to deliver. Allegedly unaccounted expenses included PhP10 million provided in 2008 by the Presidential Fund, PhP10 million given in 2009 by Department of Environment and Natural Resources, financial statements (FS) in 2008 regarding the hosting of Congress in Cebu, FS of 2009 congress held in Subic Bay, and FS of National Convention and launching of Sama-sama Para sa Kalikasan held in Bohol. [12]

The participants insisted that Cajes should likewise render her report on the donations coming from the Philippines Charity Sweepstakes Office, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, Department of National Defense and other private donors such as The Bar. [13]

Her former staffer Manuel Ferdinand De Erio and SK volunteer and publicist Leo Udtohan resigned after they allegedly discovered Cajes failure to present her financial statements for transparency and accountability. De Erio and Udtohan filed a complaint before the Ombudsman against Cajes on October 20, 2010. [14] In February 2013, the case against Cajes-Yap was thrown out of court.

References

  1. "Baba Yap's Panaghiusa: 'No retreat, no surrender'". The Bohol Standard. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. "National Youth Commission". Youth.net.ph. Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  3. Leo Udtohan (2008-02-19). "True: Isn't success Sweet? from". www.Bohol.ph. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  4. "Bongga! | Bohol Times Online". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
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  8. "Youth group indicts Jane Censoria Cajes for graft". Bohol Times Online. 2010-04-25. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  9. "The Bohol Standard Online Edition". Theboholstandard.com. 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  10. "The Official Website of The Bohol Chronicle". Boholchronicle.com. 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  11. "Bohol Sunday Post". Discoverbohol.com. 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  12. admin on 01 August 2010 (2010-08-01). "SK national pres in hot seat anew". Bohol Times Online. Retrieved 2010-09-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : SK national president Jane Censoria Cajes faces allegations of fund mismanagement COMPLETE VIDEO. YouTube.
Preceded by Mayor of Tagbilaran
2022 present
Succeeded by
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