The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the Court of Appeals (CA) has the power to review and stop the Ombudsman’s administrative orders.

The SC ruling penned by Associate Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe also junked the controversial Aguinaldo condonation doctrine that clears a public official of any administrative liability if he or she is reelected.

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