MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) is calling out Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba and his legal counsel for allegedly abusing court processes in relation to a contempt order issued against him by the House of Representatives.
On Wednesday, the high court directed Mamba and Macalintal Law Office to explain why they should not be held in contempt for acts that constitute “abuse of or any unlawful interference with the processes or proceedings of a court not constituting direct contempt” and “improper conduct tending, directly or indirectly, to impede, obstruct, or degrade the administration of justice.”
This developed after Mamba’s August 24 surrender to the House of Repres…
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