she took oath as the acting governor when garcia was suspended for six months on december 19, 2012. garcia's suspension, which was signed by executive secretary paquito ochoa jr. on behalf of president benigno aquino iii, stemmed from the administrative complaint filed by gregorio sanchez jr. in 2010 in connection with hiring of contractual workers. garcia filed a temporary restraining order at the court of appeals, stating that she had acted within the bounds of her office's authority, and stayed in the cebu provincial capitol until january 30, 2013, while magpale began her term as acting governor in the legislative building.