He was appointed Court of Appeals ( CA ) associate by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2003 and served until 2017 . Among the cases he handled was the Maguindanao massacre case where he penned a CA resolution in 2011 against former Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr in the case 's list of respondents . Ampatuan made a petition against two CA resolution that may possibly indict him for the massacre but was junked by the court . The court also affirmed Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Governor Zaldy Ampatuan as one of the suspects in the case
Maguindanao massacre
Maguindanao massacre
Noel Tijam