SC voids dismissal of ex-Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang

MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court has declared that the void former President Rodrigo Duterte’s dismissal of Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang, saying that the former president lacked the disciplinary authority to do so. In a decision promulgated Jan. 29, 2026 but recently posted on its website, the Supreme Court’s Third Division has no administrative or

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