Manila, April 23 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday announced that administrative charges have been filed against a retired magistrate of the Court of Appeals (CA) for his alleged part in the murder of a Cebu lawyer in 2020.

"Acting on the memorandum of Court Administrator Raul Villanueva dated March 24, 2025, the SC formally charged retired Court of Appeals Associate Justice Isaias Dicdican with gross misconduct for his alleged involvement in the murder of Atty. Joey Luis Wee," SC spokesperson Camille Ting said in a press briefing.

She said Dicdican was among those charged in the murder case endorsed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to the Cebu City Prosecution Office and/or the Office of the Prosecutor General.

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