THE Court of Appeals (CA) has halted a decision of the Office of the Ombudsman dismissing Gov. Edgardo Tallado of Camarines Norte for invalidating the appointment of 48 provincial government employees.

In a 12-page decision penned by Associate Justice Rosmari Carandang and concurred in by Associate Justices Mario Lopez and Marie Christine Azcarraga-Jacob, the CA’s Special Third Division issued a 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the Ombudsman, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and other parties or individuals from implementing its decision dated April 18, 2016 pending resolution of a petition.

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