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Renato Herrera vs Plaridel Elmer Bohol

RENATO F. HERRERA, petitioner, vs. PLARIDEL ELMER J. BOHOL, respondent.

G.R. No. 155320 | 2004-02-05

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

Before us is a petition for review under Rule 45 assailing the Decision dated March 15, 2002 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 63873[1] which affirmed the decision of the Ombudsman in OMB-ADM-0-99-0027[2] finding petitioner guilty of simple misconduct and suspending him for one (1) month without pay as well as its Resolution dated September 19, 2002 which denied petitioner's motion for reconsideration.

Petitioner Renato F. Herrera was a former Director III at the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Central Office, now DAR Regional Director at San Fernando, Pampanga. He approved in January 1997 a request for...