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Desierto, et al. vs. Olivo Ocampo

HON. ANIANO A. DESIERTO, as Ombudsman, and HON. GREGORIO R. VIGILAR, as the Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Petitioners, versus OLIVO C. OCAMPO, Respondent.

G.R. No. 155419 | 2005-03-04

D E C I S I O N 
 
CALLEJO, SR., J.: 
 
       This is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 58397, which reversed and set aside the decision of the Ombudsman in OMB-ADM-0-94-0841 ordering the suspension of respondent Olivo C. Ocampo for one year for dishonesty and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service. 
 
The antecedents are as follows: 
 
       After the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undertook relief and rehabilitation work in the...