THE Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday junked the appeal of former president and current Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in connection with the electoral sabotage case lodged against her and declared the legality of the creation of the joint Department of Justice (DOJ)-Commission on Elections (Comelec) panel.

The High Court dismissed the motion for reconsideration filed by Arroyo, through her legal counsel Benjamin Santos, that the case be reviewed again and returned to DOJ for preliminary investigation.

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