However, the court dismisses Samuel Aloysius Jardin's other case, which stemmed from alleged Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.
The anti-graft court’s Sixth Division denied Jardin’s motion to quash and motion to suspend proceedings for lack of merit. The division’s chairperson, Associate Justice Sarah Jane Fernandez penned the resolution, while Associate Justices Karl Miranda and Kevin Narce Vivero had concurred., had been dismissed by the court “without prejudice.”RA No.
Jardin also raised in his motion that the cases against him should be dismissed because more than one case had been filed using the same set of facts. However, the court said charging with more than one case for the same set of facts is not a ground for quashing a case under Rule 117 of the Rules of Court.People vs. Gelacio
In Jardin’s case, the RA No. 6713 case had been dismissed because RA No. 3019 could impose higher sanction.
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