THE Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the decision of the Office of the Ombudsman that fired a former Commission on Human Rights (CHR) commissioner for grave misconduct and for violation of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.

In an eight-page ruling penned by Associate Justice Jane Aurora Lantion, dated August 26, 2015, the CA’s Special Sixth Division dismissed a petition filed by former CHR Commissioner Cecilia Rachel “Coco” Quisumbing.

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