If the penalty of dismissal can no longer be imposed, he was ordered to pay a fine equivalent to his one year salary. In his petition, he argued that the Ombudsman erred in finding him administratively guilty even without any direct evidence of concealment of his assets. The decision of the Ombudsman stemmed from the joint-affidavit complaint filed in September 2010 by the lifestyle check panel of the Office of the Ombudsman against the then ARMM governor for dishonesty and grave misconduct. He is currently detained at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City with some of his relatives linked to the massacre. The decision is concurred in by Associate Justice Ramon R. Garcia and Associate Justice Leoncia R. Dimagiba.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 20, 2017 10:30 UTC