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Emmanuel T. Pontejos vs. Office of the Ombudsman 483 SCRA 83

EMMANUEL T. PONTEJOS, Petitioner, vs. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN and RESTITUTO AQUINO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 158613-14 | 2006-02-22

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N 
 
PANGANIBAN, CJ: 
 
The Constitution and the Ombudsman Act of 1989 have endowed the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) with a wide latitude of investigatory and prosecutorial powers -- virtually free from legislative, executive or judicial intervention -- in order to insulate it from outside pressure and improper influence. Unless tainted with grave abuse of discretion, the judgments and orders of the OMB shall not be reversed, modified or otherwise interfered with by this Court. 
 
The Case 
 
Before us is a Petition for Certiorari[1] under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, assailing...