De Lima can indict erring BI personnel - CA

THE Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the decision rendered by Justice Secretary Leila De Lima in connection with the alleged illegal activities involving several personnel of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) stationed at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in Clark, Pampanga.

In a 12-page decision dated January 5, 2015, the CA’s Sixth Division through Associate Justice Noel Tijam dismissed the petition for certiorari filed by Heranio Manalo, Lucito Mercado, Arlene Mendoza, Jacqueline Miranda, Ramon Lapid, and Misael Tayag against De Lima’s resolution finding them guilty of grave misconduct, conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service, dishonesty and gross neglect of duty.