PCGG head, 4 others remain grounded

THE Court of Appeals upheld the suspension slapped by the Office of the Ombudsman on Presidential Commission on Good Governance (PCGG) Chairman Camilo Sabio and four others in connection with the anomalous lease of vehicles worth P5.3 million in 2007

In a 19-page decision penned by Associate Justice Ramon Cruz and concurred by Associate Justices Noel Tijam and Romeo Barza, the Court’s 17th Division denied the petition for review filed by Sabio questioning an Ombudsman ruling finding him and PCGG officials Ricardo Abcede, Tereso Javier, Narciso Nario and Nicasio Conti guilty of dishonesty, misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.