Over 500 Borongan City job order workers laid off amid budget deadlock

TACLOBAN CITY — More than 500 job order (JO) workers of the Borongan City government in Eastern Samar were ordered to stop reporting for work on Friday, Jan. 30, after the city failed to operate under a newly approved 2026 budget. Acting Mayor Emmanuel Tiu Sonco issued a memorandum directing all JO workers to cease