Former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile is seeking the voluntary inhibition of Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang as chairperson of the Special Third Division from the plunder case filed against him and several others in connection with the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel scam.

The defense cited Rule 137 of the Rules of Court which provides that judges, in the exercise of their sound discretion and for just or valid reasons, may disqualify themselves from sitting in a case.

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