SC tells ombud to reply to Rama’s suspension appeal

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THE Supreme Court has ordered the Office of the Ombudsman to respond to Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s petition against his six-month preventive suspension order. The SC’s en banc has given the Ombudsman a non-extendible 10-day period to file its comment on Rama’s petition and prayer for a temporary restraining order, according to a press statement issued by the high court on Tuesday, August 20.

The suspension can occur under specific circumstances: if the charge involves dishonesty, oppression, gross misconduct, or neglect in duty; if the charge could lead to removal from service, and if the continued presence of the respondent in office could prejudice the ongoing case. The preventive suspension lasts until the case is resolved by the Office of the Ombudsman, but it cannot exceed six months. Section O, Rule 3 of AO 7 sets the guidelines in issuing the preventive suspension.

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