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GOBENCIONG v CA; OMBUDSMAN v GOBENCIONG/CA; GOBENCIONG v OMBUDSMAN
G.R. Nos. 159883, 168069, 173212; 31 Ma 2008; !E"ASCO #R., #.
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1. %'o (o)*+a-s ' + D. +a 4a, a o Eas- !saas Ro-a+ M(a+
C- "a U-, aa-s *o- A)-sav O( I! o os*a+: a- v o
o(s o sa) os*a+ o a-o)a+s - *(as o -+<s a- a )oa-a+<.
2. % s 'as a- a)-sav (o)*+a- o $a+s(ao- o 4+( Do()-s a- Ms(o-(
' O)s)a-=!saas, a- s(o- 'as o- o Gav Ms(o-(, Goss N+( oD, a- Co-( 4>(a+ o Bs I-s o Sv(.
3. A**a-+, a+s o()-s a 'o+ v-( +v o (ov
)s, +av- -o ass o ssa-( o ss)- vo(s a- ((?s o a **os.
= @os*a+ o()-s so' a 'as +v )a, a- a 'as a((*
'o os*a+ o(s, #o(a-o a- Ba+a s- a ((ao- o a((*a-(:. Ba+a
s- a(?-o'+)- (* o a-sa(o-.
= I- a +a COA I-s*(o- R*o a- Sa+s I-vo(, #o(a-o a- *o- Go-(o-
( as (o( +v a- +a -s*(o- o )s.
= I- ss)- vo( *o o ssa-( o a ((?, Go-(o- s- as o
*o* o *-s. Aa( o ' o()-s a++ o a+s Sa+sI-vo(, C(ao- o A((*a-(, a- COA I-s*(o- R*o, as '++ as Rso-
a- Iss !o( a- 4(as O:.
. % D* O)s)a-=!saas, *o- )oo- o (o)*+a-a- - (ass, *+a(
Go-(o- a- (o. - *v-v ss*-so- a- ( ))a )*+)-ao- o
o.
5. - Go-(o- (v o, 'o DO@, s- )- o
)*+)-ao- o ss*-so- -+ s MR '++ so+v. %s 'as - as '++ as
MR 'a- o av so+v:
6. @ - + a *o- o (oa ' CA, ' a *+a o ssa-( o a %RO. %
%RO 'as ss, - s* o %RO, Go-(o- 'as s++ *v- o o o 'o?. @ + a
)oo- o o+ *-- DO@ a- O)s)a- o(s - (o-)*== s 'as -o a(
*o-.
7. + CA *o(-s ' o- o-, Go-(o-, Ba+a, #o(a-o, a- a-o o(,
O)a, ' o- + o Co-( Goss+ 4>(a+ o Bs I-s o Sv(, a-
' ss*- o o- a 'o *a. MR 'as -. @ - a**a+ sa) (so-
o CA a+o-s *v-v ss*-so- ss:.
8. % O)s)a- o ))a )*+)-ao- o (so-. Aa-, Go-(o-,
- CA, )ov o ( *-- o(s o (o-)* o (o o o-
)*+)-ao- o ss*-so- - s* o s a**a+ - CA. % CA -o a( *o- s
)oo-.
9. A a- a, CA - s *o- as o *v-v ss*-so- o * S(. 2 -(o->-(o- ' S(. 27 o RA 6770, sss- O)s)a-s *o' o ( ))a
)*+)-ao- o *v-v ss*-so- os. @o'v, a- s a**a+ o- *-a+
o ss*-so-, (- %a*ao *o' s )+ (o))-ao:. @-( s *o-s.
ISSUES&
1. o -o O)s)a-s *ovso-a+/*v-v ss*-so- os a ))a+
(o v- a- a++ *a+ va O)s)a- R+s o 4o(.
2. o -o ))a (o- o O)s)a-s *v-v ss*-so- os
vo+as *o(ss a- a+ *o(o- - + o *ovso-s - Cv+ Sv( "a'.
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3. o -o O)s)a-s *o' o -s (o)*+a-( ' )*oso- o *-a+s
s (o))-a * (os sa)- - %a*ao.
. o -o RA 6770s a- o -vsav, *os(oa+, a- s(*+-a *o's o
O)s)a- s -(o-so-a+ o - a- - +ao- o *o'.
@E"D& Go-(o-s *o-s DISMISSED. O)s)a-s *o- GRAN%ED== *-a+ s F(v.
RA%IO&
1. ES. R*a+s )*+(ao- a -o avo, a- v- a 'as -o -(o-ss-( -
*ovso-s -vo+v RA 6770 v O)s)a- R+s o 4o(:, +s o o
a)o-< (* as o F- *o o MR - +a.
GOBENCIONGs a)-&
% +- o a- MR o *v-v ss*-so- s** o o s ))a F(.
S(. 27 o RA 6770, '( *ovs o ))a (o- o O)s)a-s
*ovso-a os, 'as )*++ *a+ - O)s)a- R+s o 4o( '- 'as
o) - +.
Moov, ))a )*+)-ao- o *v-v ss*-so- vo+a s
o *o(ss a- a+ *o(o- o +a's. % Cv+ Sv( "a' so+ a**+.
COUR%&
= %o sa, *a+s )*+(ao- a -o avo, a- +a's a *s) *ass ' ++
?-o'+ o a++ s- +s+ao- o- s>(. $o *a+ o F(v, 'o +a's
)s -(o-ss-== a s, o) )s so *-a- as o (o-(+a+ '
+a a(.
= % s -o (o-(+a+ -(o-ss-( '- 'o ss o *ovso-s S(. 27 RA 6770
a- S(. 8, R+ III o O)s)a- R+s o 4o(:. H1H2 a a(a++ a+ ' s
+)-a *o o +- o a- MR== o) 5 o 10 as - IRR. O a- s,
*ovso-s (a- va++ a)o-<== *v-v ss*-so- )a-s ))a+(o.
= O- )s )) a s( s a *v-v s* - a- -vsao- )a- o *v-
s*o-- o) s- s/ *oso- o o( o -J-( *os*(v '-sss o a)*
' (os '( )a va+ o *os(o- o (as. S( a- a'so) *o' s
+) S(. 2 o RA 6770, '( s a )-ao- a v-( o + s so-
a- a a- o (o-o-s - S(. 2 s *s-. H3
=================H1 = S(. 27. EF(v a- $-a+ o D(so-s.A++ *ovso-a os o O( o O)s)a- a ))a+ F(v
a- (o.
A )oo- o (o-sao- o a- o, (v o (so- o O( o O)s)a- )s + '- v 5: as a
(* o '- -o( a- sa++ -a- o-+ o- a- o o++o'- o-s&
1: N' v-( as - s(ov '( )aa++ aF(s o, (v o (so-;2: Eos o +a' o +as av - (o)) *>(a+ o -s o )ova-s. % )oo- o (o-sao- sa++
so+v '- 3: as o) +-;4ov, %a o-+ o- )oo- o (o-sao- sa++ -a-.
A- o, (v o (so- )*os- *-a+ o *+( (-s o *)a-, ss*-so- o -o )o a- o- )o-s
sa+a sa++ -a+ a- -a**a+a+.
% aov +s )a a)- o )o O( o O)s)a- as -s o >s( )a
H2 - S(. 8. Motion for Reconsideration or reinvestigation; Grounds.-v a++o'a+, a )oo- o (o-sao- o
-vsao- )a o-+ -a- + '- - 10: as o) (* o (so- s*o-- o- a- o
o++o'- o-s&
a: N' v-( a - s(ov '( )aa++ aF(s o, (v o (so-;
: Gav os o a(s o +a's o sos +as av - (o)) *>(a+ o -s o )ova-.
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O-+ o- )oo- o (o-sao- o -vsao- sa++ a++o', a- a- o(s sa++ so+v sa) '- v 5:
as o) (* o.
H3 = S(o- 2. 4v-vs Ss*-so-. K % O)s)a- o s D* )a *v-v+ ss*- a- o( o )*+o -
s ao *-- a- -vsao-, - s >)- v-( o + s so-, a- a: (a aa-s s( o( o
)*+o -vo+vs so-s, o**sso- o av )s(o-( o -+( - *o)a-( o ; : (as 'o+ 'aa-
)ova+ o) sv(; o (: s*o--s (o-- sa - o( )a *>( (as + aa-s ).
% *v-v ss*-so- sa++ (o-- -+ (as s )-a O( o O)s)a- -o )o a- s 6:
)o-s, 'o *a, (* '- +a - s*oso- o (as O( o O)s)a- s o a+,
-+-( o *o- o s*o--, - '( (as *o o s( +a sa++ -o (o- - (o)*- *o o
ss*-so- - *ov.
2. NO, v- (os aso-- - 1: a- v- O)s)a-s - *oso- - o
Co-so-a+ a)'o? as a- -*-- a-(, a+o-s s( sa-as o
)*oso- o a- O)s)a- ss*-so-.
A)- s sa) as - 1:
= % *o(ss -o +o- as a + o sa- o- v- (os aso-- - 1:. % s -o
)*+ *a+, a- a saas *s- as o (s o O)s)a-s *o'.
= N s a vo+ao- o a+ *o(o- (+as. I- Ma-a v SDB, ssa-a+
s-(o- '- a- O)s)a- ss*-so- a- os )*os (v o(a+s ..Cv+ Sv(: s a O)s)a- s v- - saas o -s ))- o)
*o+(a+ *ss s s a++ sa ao :. Ev- -, a saas aa-s *oss+
as o *o'== )-s - S(. 2. Co-s a - O)s)a- A(,
s a so- v-( o +, a- a (o-o-s -vo+v - S(. 2 a o
-o a a+ ' av (o-o-s a- *o-a+ o as a- - -J-( o-
*a o ss*- o(.
3. NO, %a*ao sa)- s )+ o (); Co-so- a- +a' --
O)s)a- o a- a(vs 'a()a-, a-- s(*+-a ao.
= % Cos sa)- - %a*ao o- (o))-ao -a o O)s)a-s
s(*+-a -a s )+ o (), '( 'as )a (+a - a- a-a-( o (ass,
s*(a++ "s)a v CA a- O))sa- v CA.
= I- o (ass, Co (o-s -*+a '- RA 6770 a- Co-so-. %
Co-so- *ovs as( )a-a o -vsao-, '+ +a' av o s
)a-a, *ov- O)s)a- ' s a- o ++ a)-sav s(*+-a ao,
-(+- *v-v ss*-so-. S( s - +- ' +s+av -- o O)s)a-
- a- a(vs 'a()a-, -o )+ *assv.
. NO. No +ss a- Co-so- +a ao o O)s)a-, v- - )s o
s(o* o *o'.
GOBENCIONGs a)-&
RA 6770s a- o *o' o O)s)a- s a- -(o-so-a+ +ao- o ao. %
(s o o( o s *o's, o- as a as o a? ov s(*+-a (ass - (v
a+++, as - s (as:, vo o +)ao-s a- ((?s=a-=a+a-(s, as so- *o-a+
o as.
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= % a)s o 1987 Co-so- -- o( o so- a- F(v, '
s(- a- )s(+ o -a+ o (a o s )a-a as *o(o o *o*+ aa-s
-*, asv, a- (o* - Gov-)-. @o'v, + o Co-ss o -vs
o( ' )o oa *o's o -o( s o'- a(o-s, -( RA 6770.
= As s(, -o +ss a- Co-so- a++o' +ao- o ao.
= N (a- as o as +a o a (+aao- o -(o-so-a+. A++ *o's a
ss(*+ o )ss a- as, a s a+ a aso- o s? o'- +a'. As- a
(+a a- -vo(a+ a( o CO-so-, +a' )s sa.
= Co-a o Go-(o-s a)-, O)s)a- -o 's >s(o- ov DO@.
% (o)*+a- ' O)s)a- 'as + o- #- 20, 1997, )o-s o DO@
*o(-. #s(o-, o-( aa(s, (o--s -+ (as s (o-(+.