MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has partly granted judicial clemency to dismissed Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Gregory Ong.
In 2014, Ong was dismissed from service after an investigation showed his links with businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles who has been convicted of plunder over the pork barrel scam.
Ong was dismissed after he was found guilty of misconduct, dishonesty, and impropriety after a photo came out showing Ongwith accused pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles and Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada.
The high court also barred Ong from seeking re-employment in any government offices including government-owned or -controlled corporations.
The high c…
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