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In the matter to declare in contempt of court Hon. Simeon a. Datumanong

IN THE MATTER TO DECLARE IN CONTEMPT OF COURT HON. SIMEON A. DATUMANONG in the latter's capacity as Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways. JIMMIE F. TEL-EQUEN, Petitioner,

G.R. No. 150274 | 2006-08-04

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION 

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 

Petitioner Jimmie F. Tel-Equen, District Engineer of Mountain Province, DPWH Cordillera Administrative Region, filed this present petition to cite the former Secretary Simeon A. Datumanong of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in contempt of court for issuing Memorandum Order dated October 5, 2001 dismissing him from the service. 

The facts of the case are as follows: 

The Ombudsman Task Force on Public Works and Highways filed with the Office of the Ombudsman an administrative complaint for dishonesty, falsification of official documents, grave misconduct,...