THE Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed a Manila City court decision in connection with the indictment of former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. chairman Efraim Genuino’s son, Erwin, for violating Republic Act 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officers and Employees over a multimillion-peso deal for the 2008 movie “Baler.”
In an 11-page decision penned by Associate Justice Ramon Bato Jr. and concurred in by Associate Justices Manuel Barrios and Maria Elisa Sempio Diy, the CA’s 12th Division dismissed an appeal filed by Pagcor seeking reversal of the Omnibus Resolution of Presiding Judge Janice Yulo-Antero of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 16, granting the petition for certiorari filed by Genuino.
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