SC charges retired CA justice Dicdican over lawyer's killing

The Supreme Court has formally charged retired Court of Appeals Associate Justice Isaias P. Dicdican with gross misconduct for his alleged involvement in the murder of Cebuano lawyer Joey Luis B. Wee.

- Mitchelle Palaubsanon, Staff Member Daphne Galvez, Philippine Star News Service

In a press briefing, SC spokesperson Atty. Camille Ting confirmed that Dicdican was charged in connection with the 2020 killing of Wee, who was gunned down outside his office in Barangay Kasambangan, Cebu City.

According to Ting, the Supreme Court's charge is administrative in nature since Dicdican is still a member of the bar despite his retirement from the Court of Appeals in 2015.

"The ultimate penalty will be disbarment. Another penalty for retired CA justice Dicdican possibly is he won't be able to receive his pension anymore if he is found guilty," Ting said.

The SC directed Dicdican to file his answer to the charges within a non-extendible period of 10 days from notice.

Ting also noted that a separate criminal case has already been endorsed by the National Bureau of Investigation to the Cebu City Prosecution Office and/or the Office of the Prosecutor General.

Wee, who was known to handle cases involving elected and appointed officials, was killed on Nov. 23, 2020, as he walked from his car to the stairs of his office building. His wife, who was with him at the time, was spared.