SC junks admin raps vs CA justices over suspension of Antique officials

Supreme Court building /INQUIRER PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has junked the administrative case against seven Court of Appeals (CA) justices in connection with their reversal of a suspension order of officials of an Antique town. In a resolution dated Dec. 3, 2025, but disclosed only on Friday, the high court’s en banc dismissed for “lack of merit” and for “being judicial in nature” the administrative complaint filed in March last year by then Ombudsman Samuel Martires against the CA justices involved in overturning the ruling that temporarily suspended Antique officials. The justices of the appellate court named in the complaint were Louis Acosta, Rex Bernando Pascual, Mary Charlene Hernandez-Azura, Roberto Quiroz, Ferdinand Baylon, Marlene Gonzales-Sison and Rafael Santos. Sison and Santos have since retired. Article continues after this advertisement READ: Ombudsman still no SC action on complaint vs CA justices Martires’ successor, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla, brought up the case last week when he complained about pending disciplinary cases of erring members in the judiciary. He cited the case of the seven CA justices, which he said had no public record of whether the Supreme Court has already resolved it. The justices were accused of gross ignorance of law and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service against these justices for lifting the suspension of Mayor Ernesto Tanjanlangit III of Tobias Fornier town and other board members of Antique. /mr Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.