Supreme Court (File photo) MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) cleared former First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo of criminal charges arising from the purchase by the Philippine National Police (PNP) of three helicopters in 2009 for PHP105 million. In its resolution uploaded online on Sunday, the SC granted the motion for reconsideration filed by Arroyo and ordered the Sandiganbayan to drop the husband of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from the information filed in the criminal case "at any stage of the proceedings,". The Dec. 1, 2021 resolution reconsidered a January 2020 decision which dismissed Arroyo's petition. The court said "the element of conspiracy with a public officer was not established" and said the intervention of the SC is "necessary for the orderly administration of justice or to avoid oppression". "(T)he court finds that the OMB (Office of the Ombudsman) has grossly misappreciated the attendant and clear fact
THE Supreme Court has exonerated former First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo of any criminal liability in connection with the procurement of helicopters in 2009 amounting to P105 million. In a 19-page resolution, the Court’s Special Third Division reversed its previous ruling issued on January 27, 2020, which upheld an Office…