CEBU CITY — Provincial board member and acting vice governor Tita Baja will assume the role of acting governor of Bohol following the death of Vice Gov. Victor Dionisio Balite on Wednesday night.

Balite had served as acting governor of the province since May after the Office of the Ombudsman suspended Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado for six months due to issues surrounding the controversial establishment of a resort at the Chocolate Hills in Sagbayan.

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