 In 2018, The Philippines anti-graft office (Sandiganbayan) has began to build up a criminal case against then Cebu Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia and other officials on the acquisition of the Balili property in 2008.In 2018, Ombudsman Conchita Morales ordered her dismissal from service for grave misconduct in connection with the purchase of a P98.9-million property in Barili, Naga, Cebu.More than half of property was discovered to be submerged underwater and was party of a mangrove area.