THE Court of Appeals has stopped indefinitely the imposition of a P174-million fine on business tycoon Roberto Ongpin over alleged insider trading involving Philex Mining shares in 2009.

The court’s Special 13th Division issued a writ of preliminary injunction against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the request of Ongpin, who had been labeled an “oligarch” by President Rodrigo Duterte.

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