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Cesar T. Villanueva, et al., vs. Mayor Felix V. Ople, et al.

CESAR T. VILLANUEVA, PEDRO S. SANTOS, and ROY C. SORIANO, Petitioners, versus MAYOR FELIX V. OPLE and VICE-MAYOR JOSEFINA R. CONTRERAS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 165125 | 2005-11-18

D E C I S I O N 


PANGANIBAN, J.: 

This Court's review powers over resolutions and orders of the Office of the Ombudsman is restricted only to determining whether grave abuse of discretion, that is, capricious or whimsical exercise of judgment, has been committed. The Court is not authorized to correct every error or mistake allegedly committed by that constitutionally independent government agency. Thus, absent any showing of grave abuse of discretion, we have consistently sustained its determination of the existence or the nonexistence of probable cause. 

The Case 

Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of...