Calling it a travesty of justice, a Malacañang official on Monday said the Duterte administration would “exercise all legal options” to overturn the Court of Appeals ruling that saved former Palawan Gov. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said he would meet this week with Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II and Solicitor General Jose Calida to tackle the Ortega murder case and other high-profile cases. It’s up to the OSGAt the Department of Justice, Aguirre said it was up to the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to appeal the ruling. In 2012, the Reyeses went into hiding before the Palawan Regional Trial Court could issue warrants for their arrest. On Friday, Joel Reyes was released from jail after the appeals court handed down its ruling.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 08, 2018 23:28 UTC