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Luvimino P. Casuela vs. Office of the Ombudsman, et al.

LUVIMINO P. CASUELA, petitioner vs. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN and JOSE L. VALERIANO, respondents.

G.R. No. 112354 | 1997-08-04

D E C I S I O N


HERMOSISIMA, JR., J.:

This is a petition for certiorari praying for the reversal and setting aside of the Resolution 1 dated July 22, 1993 and the Order 2 dated October 5, 1993, both issued by the Administrative Adjudication Bureau of the Office of the Ombudsman (hereafter, the Ombudsman), imposing a three-month suspension on petitioner who was found liable for inefficiency and incompetence in the performance of official duties. 3

The undisputed facts of the case are the following:

On February 6, 1992, Mary Elaine Bonito filed a complaint against private respondent Jose Valeriano, then an employee of the Philippine...