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High Court upholds power of appeals court to review anti-graft agency’s orders

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High Court upholds power of appeals court to review anti-graft agency’s orders

The Court of Appeals has the power to review and stop orders issued by the Office of the Ombudsman against elected officials, the Supreme Court ruled. In effect, it upheld the CA’s order in March 2015 to stop the first suspension order of Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr. At the time, the Ombudsman insisted on the suspension, saying the CA had no right to intervene in the case. Despite the High Court’s ruling, the CA’s right to temporarily stop the Ombudsman’s order against Binay had been rendered moot by the final decision of the Ombudsman in October to dismiss Binay and bar him from holding any public office.


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