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Office Of The Ombudsman and NBI vs Jennifer Angeles

OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN and THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, Petitioners, versus JENNIFER R. ANGELES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 152244 | 2004-09-27

D E C I S I O N


CALLEJO, SR., J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 61667, finding the respondent not guilty of simple neglect of duty, and its Resolution denying the petitioners' motion for reconsideration of the said decision.

The Antecedents

The CA set forth the antecedents in its assailed decision, thus:

The genesis to this instant petition can be traced from the July 9, 1999 resolution of Graft Investigation Officer I Emora C. Pagunuran as follows:

"This pertains to the sworn complaint filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against...