The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the consolidation of the two petitions filed by embattled Sen. Leila de Lima questioning the Department of Justice (DOJ) preliminary investigation against her in connection with the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) illegal drug trade.

In a four-page resolution of the CA 17th Division, penned by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul Inting, the appellate court ordered the merger of the case with the CA 6th Division.

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