The Court of Appeals Fifth Division ordered Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to comment on the petition filed by Manila City Prosecutor Edward Togonon questioning the legality of the 90-day preventive suspension imposed against him.

In an order dated July 5, 2017 and signed by Executive Clerk of Court Caroline Ocampo-Peralta, Aguirre and his co-respondent Prosecutor Alexander Ramos, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Manila City Prosecutor, were given 10 days to file a comment, and the petitioner to file a reply within five days from receipt of the comment.

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