CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Saying they wanted to protect the integrity of the city council as an institution, the city councilors, along with barangay captains, expressed their disapproval of Mayor Malou Morillo's pronouncement by staging a sudden walkout during the mayor's second State of the City Address (SOCA) on July 24 here.

The city council, headed by presiding officer Vice Mayor Rommel Ignacio, readily issued a statement, explaining its decision to walk out in the middle of the mayor's SOCA.

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