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Re: Allegations made under oath at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing held on September 26, 2013 Against Associate Justice Gregory S. Ong, Sandiganbayan [Concurring Opinion J. Leonen]

RE: ALLEGATIONS MADE UNDER OATH AT THE SENATE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE HEARING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 AGAINST ASSOCIATE JUSTICE GREGORY S. ONG, SANDIGANBAYAN [Concurring Opinion J. Leonen]

A.M. No. SB-14-21-J | 2014-09-23

EN BANC
 
 
 
CONCURRING OPINION 

LEONEN, J.:
 
I join the ponencia and the concurring opinions of Justices Arturo Brion and Francis Jardeleza in this important case that defines our collective commitment to strictly enforce our own canons of judicial ethics. I add the following views to those they have already mentioned.

A full understanding of this case requires that we consider the facts in context.

Janet "Jenny" Lim Napoles is one of the accused in the Sandiganbayan case, People v. Lt. Gen. Edgardo Viray Espinosa. 1 The accused were charged with malversation of public funds,...