MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the perpetual disqualification of former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay to hold public office. In its May 28 ruling, the CA affirmed the Office of the Ombudsman’s 2017 decision against Binay over irregularities in the construction of Phase VI of the P1.3 billion Makati Science High School (MSHS) building. ADVERTISEMENTThe decision was signed by CA Associate Justice Ronaldo Roberto Martin. But the CA dismissed the three other administrative complaints against Binay that covers the construction of Phase IV and Phase V of the MSHS project on the basis of the condonation doctrine. They argued that the project cost P1.3 billion despite its original estimated cost of only P470 million.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 04, 2019 08:43 UTC