MANILA, Philippines — The ball of Mamasapano court transfer has been with the Office of the Court Administrator since February last year, not with the Office of the Chief Justice, a report from the Supreme Court Public Information Office showed. On Friday, SC Spokesperson Ted Te released a timeline of DOJ's request to transfer the venue of the Mamasapano hearings from a Cotabato court to a Metro Manila court. Almost 10 months later, the Court Administrator sent a recommendation dated Jan. 15, 2018 to the Clerk of Court En Banc on Jan. 25, 2018. Court procedureBased on court rules, the Court Administrator is tasked with "[a]ction on other matters that the Court or the Chief Justice may assign relative to the administrative supervision of lower courts." READ: SolGen wants Aquino, others charged with reckless imprudence for MamasapanoDifferent from Maute transfer requestSereno has been accused by lawyer Larry Gadon of sitting on a similar court request transfer.

Source: Philippine Star January 26, 2018 13:52 UTC