The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will not enforce the 90-day suspension of Undersecretary Mario Relampagos and his staffers for now, pending their appeal against the Sandiganbayan’s order. Biazon had volunteered to serve his suspension as soon as he received the order last month. In a related development, state prosecutors have objected to Relampagos’ appeal against his suspension. They noted that Relampagos and his staffers had only raised practically the same arguments already presented before the court issued its order. Since Relampagos and his staffers have already been arraigned on Sept. 6, prosecutors said their suspension was warranted.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 13, 2016 18:13 UTC