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VADM. Mariano J. Dumangcas, Jr. vs. Hon. Simeon V. Marcelo, et al

VADM. MARIANO J. DUMANGCAS, JR., Petitioner, vs. HON. SIMEON V. MARCELO, OMBUDSMAN, DENNIS M. VILLAIGNACIO, SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, ROBERT E. KALLOS, DEPUTY SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, HUMPHREY T. MONTEROSO, DIRECTOR, PROSECUTION BUREAU and DANILO S. LOPEZ, SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICER III, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 159949 | 2006-02-27



FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N 

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.: 

This special civil action for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court seeks to annul and set aside the order[1] dated 25 November 2002 in OMB-4-97-0965, affirming and reinstating in toto the memorandum dated 12 December 2001, and the order[2] dated 17 September 2003 denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration. 

The instant petition appears to have originated from the special audits conducted by the Commission on Audit (COA) on the Headquarters of the Philippine Navy (HPN).[3] After perusal and evaluation of the pertinent documents in HPN, the COA auditors...