SC upholds ban for exec in Laguna fish pen mess
By Benjamin B. Pulta 10/12/2011The Supreme Court has upheld Malacañang’s orders of perpetual disqualification from public office of a former general manager of the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) implicated in alleged anomalies in regulating fish pens.
In a 27-page decision by Justice Jose Catral Mendoza, the Court granted the petition of the Office of the President and the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission to reinstate the OP’s June 29, 2004 decision.
The decision found former LLDA General Manager Calixto Cataquiz liable and ordered his dismissal, forfeiture of benefits, and lifetime ban from reemployment in the government.
It was later amended to impose only the penalties of perpetual disqualification and forfeiture of retirement benefits following Cataquiz’s replacement as LLDA general manager. The Court held that the dismissal of the criminal case against Cataquiz does not bar the finding of administrative liability. It stressed that the administrative liability is separate and distinct from penal and civil liability..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20111012nat1.html
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naku, hindi naman kayo ganyan sa big fish eh? eh si hilarious davide ba, hindi pwedeng ganyanin? lol.
"The Court further held that Cataquiz, despite his replacement, can be imposed with the accessory penalties. Removal or resignation from office is not a bar to a finding of administrative liability, the Court ruled."
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