(Eagle News)– The Sandiganbayan has ordered the arrest of former Palawan governor Joel Reyes. But a radio report said the issuance of the warrant by the Third Division was in connection with his conviction for the anomalous renewal of small-scale mining permits, and not in connection with the murder case filed against him for the death or environmentalist Gerry Ortega in 2011. The anti-graft court made the move after approving the prosecution’s request for the […]
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SolGen Calida files MR with Court of Appeals seeking re-arrest of ex-Palawan Gov. Reyes
(Eagle News) — Solicitor General Jose Calida has asked the Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision that paved the way for former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes to leave detention. In a motion for reconsideration filed on Monday, Calida said the “(Former Special 11th Division) clearly disregarded jurisprudential parameters in the determination of the existence of probable cause” for the arrest warrant issued against the former governor in connection with the charges he faces for […]





