As such, Darlene Duro, secretary of the provincial board, said in a letter to The STAR that there was no way for board member Patricio Dumlao Jr. "to object to an inexistent resolution or ordinance."
The board was reacting to a STAR story last Feb. 4 about the controversy surrounding its reported decision to buy high-end cellphones for each of its members.
Duro added that Dumlao claimed during the board’s regular session last Feb. 4 that he was not interviewed on the matter.
"Had this matter been verified with the secretariat of the (Sangguniang Panlalawigan), the facts would have been provided your newspaper," she said.