Leachon seeks court order vs six-month suspension as PCP member

Dr. Tony Leachon, former special adviser of the defunct Covid-19 task force, shows the complaint sheet he lodged before the Office of the Ombudsman on May 25, 2026. —INQUIRER/JOHN ERIC MENDOZA

CALAPAN CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines — Dr. Anthony C. Leachon, past president of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) and an independent health reform advocate, has filed a petition before the Regional Trial Court in Pasig City seeking to nullify the six‑month suspension imposed on him by the PCP.

In a statement on Tuesday, June 23, Leachon said that he filed on June 19, an application for temporary restraining order (TRO) and Writ of Preliminary Injunction intended to immediately halt the implementation of the penalty.

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Leachon said he brings the matter to court “not to weaken the institution, but to defend the principles of fairness, due process, and truth.”FEATURED STORIES