The Sandiganbayan has denied the petition of former Misamis Oriental Vice Governor Jose Mari Pelaez to dismiss the graft cases against him, which involve irregularities in the provincial board’s payroll from 2014 to 2016. In its resolution promulgated on March 21, 2025, the anti-graft court denied Pelaez’s Motion for Leave of Court to File a Demurrer to Evidence, for lack of merit. Read the resolution below.
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