It shall also receive disciplinary actions against the court administrator and its deputies and assistants. The board has the power to recommend to the SC the preventive suspension of justices, court administrator, deputy court administrators or assistant court administrations, judges or court personnel. CPIOThe CPIO meanwhile has the power to conduct probes or lifestyle check on CA, CTA, Sandiganbayan and Shari’ah high court judges and personnel of lower courts. This will also cover officials of employees of the Office of the Jurisconsult and the Court Administrator and its deputies and assistants, and their personnel. The office can conduct discreet investigations or surveillance of the justices, judges and court personnel who are subjects of anonymous and unverified complaints.

Source: Philippine Star August 14, 2020 02:26 UTC