MANILA – The Office of the President has dismissed Commissioner Reymar Mansilungan, of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), after finding him guilty of administrative offenses of serious dishonesty, grave misconduct, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.

In an April 23 decision that was released to the public on Friday, Malacañang found that Mansilungan committed multiple serious violations, including falsifying academic credentials, misusing public funds, and defying official directives.

Mansilungan is the second NCSC official to charged administratively before the OP.

Last year, then NCSC Chairman Franklin Quijano was forced to resign following the filing of administrative cases against him.

However, the charges have been linked to politics as it turned out that Quijano was an appointee of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The resigned NCSC chief decided to run for mayor in Iligan City, a post that he previously held.

Signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin he ruling on the Mansilungan cases stemmed from complaints filed by Senior Citizens Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes and a certain Miguelito Garcia.

The complainants alleged that Mansilungan falsely claimed to hold a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication (Journalism) from the University of the Philippines (UP). However, UP’s Office of the University Registrar certified that there was “no record of enrollment of Mansilungan in the said institution.”

The decision also cited the unauthorized use of NCSC resources. Although assigned to North Luzon, Mansilungan allegedly conducted activities and incurred expenses in South Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao—regions beyond his jurisdiction. Travel documents and liquidation reports supported these allegations.

Additionally, he was reported to have improperly authorized midyear bonuses to contract-of-service workers, despite their ineligibility for such benefits.

The Office of the President concluded that Mansilungan’s actions constituted serious dishonesty, gross neglect of duty, grave misconduct, and gross insubordination.

“This Office reiterates that public officials and employees are obliged to remain true to the people at all times,” the decision stated. “Integrity is the capital of the government workforce, hence dishonest acts are much to be condemned.”