The stand off at Cagayan de Oro City Hall ended less than a day after the Court of Appeals granted Mayor Oscar S. Moreno’s petition to stop the implementation of the dismissal order from the Ombudsman.

The CA in a decision released around 5 p.m., Friday also ordered a status quo ante, cutting short the assumption of Vice Mayor Ian Acenas. Acenas who was sworn in as acting mayor around 7 p.m., Thursday along with no. 1 city councilor Candy Darimban who was sworn in as vice mayor.

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