“Why is this case special,” Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen asked former Solicitor-General Florin Hilbay, counsel for Senator Leila De Lima. De Lima asked the high court to nullify the arrest order issued by Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 204 Judge Juanita Guerrero, citing lack of jurisdiction. The Senator insisted that the Ombudsman – not the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Sandiganbayan and the RTC – has jurisdiction over her. Aside from Leonen, other Associate Justices including Presbitero Velasco and Diosdado Peralta also asked Hilbay if De Lima filed a motion to quash the arrest warrant. “You have a lot of remedies when the case was filed with Judge Guerrero.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 14, 2017 14:26 UTC